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Selline
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
38
workCampaign
UBI
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18th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
Currently, my business is more stocked as I am able to boost it each and every month using the transfers. his has helped in an increment of the income which has helped improve our upkeep. I have also gained some sort of financial independence that has seen me provide for my family easily without necessarily depending oon anyone. I do not work twice as much to raise income for our day-to-day provisions.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I wish to save and buy building materials like iron sheets, pole and nails that I plan to use in building a kitchen for my children to sleep in.
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 now able to work less compared to when I would toil twice as much to raise the same amount of money I receive monthly from GD. This has helped me gain some sort of financial independence as I hardly ask for any financial support from anyone.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I wish to save and buy livestock for rearing to help secure my family financially. This is something I have always wanted to venture into but could not due to lack of stable income-generating activity.
 
16th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is different from how it would have been four months ago in that I have never gone without food. Anytime I receive these transfers, I always spare part of it to buy food in as much as I meet other family needs. This has been helpful because my small income from the business is not to cater for all the family needs in a day. In most cases, we can fail to spend on food on a whole day because we use what we have in store. This has changed my life and reduced my constant struggles to meet my family needs.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal in the next four months is that I want to save transfers to use in buying building materials. Right now, I live in a house which my husband left me two years ago. The family is growing and we don't privacy. Therefore I want to build another house where my children can sleep in.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving these transfers is that I have a cow in my life. When I look at the cow, I see investment for me and my family which can save me in many ways in raising finances. Since the death of my husband, I had given up in buying any livestock because of low income. I have always depended on income from casual work which not only inconsistent but very little. After I started receiving these transfers, I decided to buy a cow as a way of fulfilling our goal. Thanks to GD.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the six months in that I will be having a new kitchen. I will not be going through taking out some of my properties out at night on a daily basis when we have visitors so that we can have enough sleeping space. The new kitchen will provide extra space for my family and my visitors.
 
12th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
I have been slowly but surely buying new iron sheets every month when I receive the cash transfers from GD. I want to use the materials to build a new house for my kids who have now become of age and it no longer feels comfortable for them to share the same roof with me at night. My biggest worry currently is that the kids have been spending their nights in different places every night and personally am not for the idea because anything can happen to them when they are away.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have a short term plan of making sure that I buy a goat that i will be rearing going into the future. I am sure that when the right time comes, it will give birth to its offspring which I may later sell out in the event that I run out money in the unforeseeable future.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
I have been able to uplift my small scale business because I have been increasing the size of my stock every now and again which means that overtime I will be able to increase my profit margin. I will the use the profits generated to keep my family afloat and buy what we lack as a family or even use the proceeds to pay school fees for my children.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I will generate more profits from my business from time to time based on the extent in which the business will be expanding.The more the business expands the more cash I will be generating from it. I believe that I will not lack money to keep my family afloat like I have lacked in the past.
 
7th Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($22 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 currently different in that I amn able to my children well given that I am singlr mother.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I am looking forward to build a kitchen where my elder son can sleep.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference is that I am able to employ guys to help my land for farming purposes.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to have build myself a kitchen and my son wilkl spending in.
 
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
2280 KES ($23 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now afford to buy items that I would never afford to buy before. My children can also now feed well because whenever Ii receive the transfers,I ensure I purchase enough foodstuff to last us a while.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months,I hope I will have saved enough to buy the materials to enlarge my house so that we can live more comfortably.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If I had never received the transfers,I would still be working extra hard on casual jobs to earn my daily income. These transfers have really eased my burden as I can now concentrate more on my own farm.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I want to save some of the money I received so that I can enlarge my house because it is very tiny and very uncomfortable especially whenever we have visitors.
 
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in life lack of stable income to support my family's basic needs as well as paying school fees for my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my children are back from school and we are share a meal together and the elderly helps young ones with their homework.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer in renovating my house as well as building a kitchen .
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The biggest achievement I am proudest of is getting a bumper harvest that I was able to sell the and build an iron sheet roofed house.