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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($246 USD)
access_time over 4 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 because l am now staying in a nice iron roofed house where I do not need to worry of my things being rained on. I also no longer spend money to buy grass to renovate the of my house as I used to do after every two month.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal for the next four months is to buy a dairy cow. My family will not only get milk for consumption but I will also be selling at our nearby shopping center and use the money I will be getting to cater to my family's needs. Since I do not have a stable source of income, I am planning to improve my poultry keeping project by buying more chicken as my future investment. This will help me to earn more income to use in supporting my family.
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 l am now staying in a iron roofed house where I am never worried about rainnny seasons compared to before when I used to be worried more so when it used to rain when I was not at home. I have earn a name in the village, I am now able to interact, socialize and share with my agemates something that I was just longing for.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have started my project of poultry keeping and it will be generating me more income, that will allow me to sell some and add to my saving to buy dairy cow.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
23675 KES ($236 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I was able to buy new building materials that I will use to erect a new house structure.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
My life will change because I will be able to have a new house with full house items such as a new bed, mattress and other household items such as utensils that will be of help to me and my family.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different because I now own yet I did not have them in the past.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I am planning to buy a cow that I will keep for future benefits because I will
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is coping with being homeless. It causes me stress and I am always lost in thoughts.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when I meet with my peers to politic and socialize.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfers on building myself a house. I am currently homeless living with my sister-in-law whom I inherited.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I have no achievement I can mention to be proud of. I live a bad life that is not impressive to me and feels I didn't do much for a better life.
