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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My goals for the next four months is to buy a piece of land.
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 bought a dairy cow. I used to buy milk from my neighbor and it was so costly for me. I have enough milk and I sell the surplus to earn an income to meet other additional needs. I depend on casual jobs in the village and the amount of money I get was not enough to meet all the basic needs.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect my life to change in the next six months in that I will have bought a piece of land and I will do a horticulture farming.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($236 USD)
access_time over 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 life is that now I have a cow like any other family men.For so long I have tried to save money for buying a cow without success due to other demanding and emergency issues which arises.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six moths I would expect to have buy another cow which i shall start keeping with the one I bought with the first transfers I got. I love farming and believe that In the near future I will sell to buy a piece of land where I can built my home when I retire from what I do currently.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Currently am a happy man having time to take care of my livestock after work. I enjoy working in my employers farm having part of the stock which I normally feed being my own.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to buy another cow so that in future when it multiply I will sell and buy a piece of land.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I separated with my wife in the year 1985. Life has really been difficult since then. It has been difficult working on my own and not having a family to share my joy and even the sad times with. I am looking forward to remarrying now that I have some little income that can sustain a family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the midday when I have either accomplished all the days activities or have all the activities running smoothly. Nothing gives me much joy than to see my work come to completion without much hitches.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend all of my transfers in buying livestock.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I have been employed as a casual labourer for a long time. I take good care of these cattle that you are seeing here. Even though they do not belong to me, they give me a sense of pride to see them healthy and productive. It has made me appreciate my potential in cattle keeping and am really looking forward to owning my own cattle.
