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Robert
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
19
workCampaign
UBI
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19th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
It has always been my dream to build a house for myself. Through GiveDirectlys transfers, this dream is soon coming into reality. I have already started building it and it will soon come into completion. Being able to build a house has made my life different from how it was four months ago.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My additional goal in life is to buy some chairs after completing building my house. I have settled on this because I will not have to buy them again after getting married.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am almost completing building myself a house. The only part remaining is to fix doors and one window. I have been sleeping at my neighbors' house and it was always inconveniencing as I would at times walk for a longer distance before getting a place to sleep.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, my life will be different from how it is now. This is because I will have finished building my house and I will no longer be looking for shelter at other peoples houses. In addition to this, I will have opened a shop in our nearest shopping centers which I will be running. This shop will be my source of income.
 
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is different in that I no longer have to work for long hours just to earn money to meet daily needs. I used to work for long hours to be able to get that income to meet my daily needs. Doing these casual labour often left me exhausted and paid very little at the end of the day. Receiving these transfers, has enabled me to relax at times that I feel tired and has at the same time enabled me to attend to my own private investments without having to worry of what I will eat at the end of the day.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
In the next four months, I plan to buy a dairy cow. Throughout my life, I have seen my parents struggle with the cost of buying milk day in day out. This, I know has been so costly to the family. My desire is to bring this to an end and probably save the money that could otherwise have been used to buy the milk for other meaningful family investments.This, I plan to do by selling my goats and getting additional income from my casual labour.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have been able to hit my target in terms of goat rearing. Before I started receiving these transfers, I had only one goat. I always desired to expand my goat keeping which was often crippled by the fact that I did not have enough money. I am now a proud farmer with five goats to keep. These goats will be of great help to me and my family in the long run.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect my life to change in that I will have bought the dairy cow that I have always desired to own. After accomplishing the dream of owning a dairy cow then I can think of building a new house that will host my family in the coming days. This, I know shall come to pass with the assistance from GiveDirectly transfers and other investments made with the same.
 
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
 
5th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago in that I have got a better life in that I currently engage in less casual job. I currently do more of my own work than before when I used to do more casual and less paying jobs. It has become easier in our family to meet our daily basic needs in that we the beneficiaries have something to contribute unlike before when we used to rely on our parents only.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
The new goal for my life in the next four months is to buy an heifer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life in the last four months is the empowerment that I have gotten from the monthly transfer.I am currently able to do my own work unlike before when I had most of my time engaged in casual jobs. I now live a more relaxed life than before.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months in my life I expect to have bought an heifer and also to have also started tea farming project.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I plan to start keeping livestock and I believe with the money from Givedirectly I will accumulate enough money to help me start that
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Life would be hard,I would be struggling with the manual jobs in order to afford to sustain my self. For instance it would be very hard to ensure that my maize plantation will do well, I would be forced to hustle in order to afford to buy fertilizers
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
By the time six months will be over I will have accumulated enough money to buy a co, I want to start keeping livestock and I will start with one cow.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I do not waste much time for instance because i needed fertilizers in order to have a good harvest i had to go hustle then come back to work on my farm,but the money from give directly has helped me put the fertilizers on time.
 
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access_time almost 7 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in my life is lack of school fees. I failed to proceed with my studies since I scored poorly after being absent from school for several days. I failed to realize my ideal dream of becoming a high school teacher.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at the evening when I am resting after completing the day's work. I restore energy and socialize with my friends.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use the transfer to improve my crop farming activities.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that my first business is prospering. I started buying and rearing goats after completing high school. Luckily, the business is flourishing because the flock had increased abundantly.