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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($435 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I am hoping to manage my farming activities well and hopefully venture into other forms of businesses in future, farming is becoming a little unreliable because of climate change and I would not want to risk a lot with farming now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The transfers were free and unconditional which helped most people meet their needs and others got empowered to try out different business activities,
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
With my second transfer that I got from Give Directly, I used ksh 35000 to buy a piece of land that I am planning to plant maize and mixed vegetables and I bought a cow with the remaining ksh 18000.
Ever since we bought the cow, we have been supplying about 10 litres of milk locally everyday, that is 5 litres in the morning and 5 in the evening then we use the money from this to buy food every day.
The maize and the vegetables that we planted will be our source of income to pay for other bills like school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($460 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy when I first receive a message that confirmed the receipt of my first transfer from GiveDirectly. I was at home with my children at around 8:00 pm when I got a message. I could not get back to the shopping center at that moment but withdrew part of the money on the third day to spend on foodstuff and later collected the remaining amount three days later.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the adequate provision of foodstuff for my family of four after stocking enough food when I received my transfer. I am grateful for all the changes I have made in my household and will be doing other projects when I receive the second transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I had been obtaining a liter of milk from my neighbor on credit and paying a lump sum amount whenever I get the money after a week and sometimes a month. I hoped to spend part of the transfer on buying a lactating cow, but because of the high prices; I settled on a heifer worth KES 20000. I was glad to have gotten a good breed that will potentially produce enough milk for my family of four in the future. I also paid the hospital bill of KES 6000 after delivering my kid, paid tuition fees for my children, and spent the remaining KES 25000 on buying foodstuff, new pairs of clothes, and also household items. I am grateful for the support I received from GiveDirectly and hope to do a lot after receiving the second transfer.
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access_time almost 2 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am a single mother of 4 children living in a house given to me by my father when he could no longer afford to sustain all of us with my 7 siblings. It has been my ambition to buy land so that I can have a place to start farming as a source of income. I love farming however our family land is very small thus there is no space for planting food crops. So when I receive this transfer I will spend KES 80000 to purchase 0.2 acres of land.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I used to work as a waiter in the nearby hotel and with the little savings, I had made I bought chickens who are now my source of income. This has brought joy and happiness into my life since my children can get food when I sell them and their produce.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challenge is food insecurity aggravated by food price inflation. I used to work as a waiter in a hotel nearby however I am currently on maternity leave and my source of income has reduced. I now depend on my chicken for eggs and sometimes I am forced to sell some to get money for food. I am now worried that if the situation does not change I might be forced to sell all of them.
