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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
36800 KES ($368 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Gone to school.. have been at home for two years---happy that am in school........Improved my house,, water inside no more
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life?
My goal that I did not have before receiving the transfer is to start a new business where I sell milk. Currently I am depending on a small business where we sell milk with a friend and share the profit from the business at the end of the day. At times I do casual jobs to meet my basic needs. The income from the business and casual jobs is not enough to buy food. Starting my own business will therefore be a source of income to cater for my basic needs since I do not share the profit with anybody. I will therefore save part of the income from the business in table banking and I will use it to pay my school fees.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used my most recent transfer to pay my school fees. I stayed at home for two years since my uncle who was paying my fees stopped to pay as he had to pay school fees for his children. I have been struggling to save the the money I get from casual jobs but was not enough to pay all my school fees. I was so happy when I received my transfer because I knew that I will go back to school. I also used part of my transfers to repair my house. I was living in an old house and during the rainy season the roof was leaking and it was very cold at night. I am now happy since I am living in a decent house and it is very warm.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
20000 KES ($196 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
It has always been my desire to get a white-collar job to help me sustain my needs. Since I started receiving transfers from GD, I now want to study to get a well-paying job so that I can empower other vulnerable children in the slums by educating them.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
As a college student, there are lots of research work we do in school which are best done when one has access to a computer. Since I did not have one, I was forced to go to a cybercafe, spending a lot of money to get my work done. Now that I have my own laptop, I do my research on time, get time to consult with my colleagues and get the best result unlike before when I used to work alone in a cybercafe.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent the whole of my transfer on buying a laptop to help me in doing my school research and homework. I have been doing my schoolwork from cybercafe which has been very costly since I do not have any source of income.
Describe the moment when you started receiving transfers. How did you feel?
I was very happy and thanked God because I did not know I could get such amount of money at this time in my life.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
Because I deal with graphic and web design I want to buy a laptop because I need one for my job, Open a new business that is have my own place where I will be selling graphic designs and after sometime I expand my business and get more money for sustenance.
Describe your biggest worry.
My top concern is gang violence and crime because I have been a victim and I lost my best friend through gang fights, early pregnancy which I have seen teen's become parents and life becoming hard to them and lastly is police violence where young people are being harassed, killed and arrested for no reason.
What are your greatest ambitions?
My ambitions is to work hard,create opportunities for others by expanding my business so that I can employ more people and make the world a better place.
Describe your usual day. How do you spend your time?
I wake up early in the morning to go school to learn more about graphic and web design because that is my carrier then after school I come back home watch movies as I wait for my parents to come home and prepare super, after dinner I sleep, mostly on my free time I listen to music and chart with friends on social media.
