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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($252 USD)
access_time 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 because I was able to pay school fees for my children who can now stay in school and concentrate on their studies without worries of being sent home from school. I also bought building materials that I used
to build a new house as I had an old house that leaked when it rained. I also bought materials like pipes that I used to pipe water into my compound. We used to walk for a long distance just to get a jerrican of water and would take up most of my time. I also sell the water to generate income for my family. We also have clean drinking water.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
I have an additional goal of piping water to my compound.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my life is that I was able to buy building materials to use in building a new house and I now have a new house. I used to have a very old house that would leak whenever it rains. My family do not have to worry about the rains anymore.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
I expect to pay school fees for my children who will get to stay in school and concentrate on their studies. I have bought building materials that I will use later to plaster my house as I had built a new house but had not plastered it. I look forward to having a beautiful house that would be the envy of the entire village.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($253 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 since I started receiving money from GiveDireclty is that I'm now getting more income from the business because I have enough stock.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months, I expect to have moved out of my father-in-laws home to my home.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Had I not received the money I wouldn't be thinking of building my home but now that I have already bought building materials I know I'll move out in August.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a new goal of constructing mu/y home, I still didn't have it in my plans because we couldn't afford it due to a lot of responsibilities but now that I'm expecting money from GiveDirectly I know I'll achieve it.
Enrolled
access_time 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have is financial inability to take care of orphans together with my children and even to pay their school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when having my family together and sharing our daily experiences together, this is the time that we tend to bond most with the whole family.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on expanding my business and pay school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I struggled to take care of a child whom was abandoned by the mother when the child was sick and less than one year old, until now he is a grown man.
