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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($529 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I had always wanted to buy a dairy cow to rear. This was not to be because of the so many needs that needed priority such as food and my children's school fees. I was always left with very little or no money at all towards buying a cow. My life is therefore different in that I now have a dairy cow that I had long yearned for. My plan is that the proceeds from the sale of milk from this cow will help me meet my household necessities. This will supplement the little I get from the milk business that I ran and that from the sale of farm produce. I am grateful for GiveDirectly for answering my prayers.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, I loved that the officers came and did a baraza where we were given all the information first hand and all our questions were answered accordingly. I am also happy that they kept their words on when they will send the transfers. I won't change a thing with how the whole project was done.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought a dairy cow for KSh. 30000 using part of the first transfer received from GiveDirectly. The proceeds from the sale of milk from this cow will help pay my children's school fees. I also paid KSh. 16000 school fees for my son in secondary school and bought food with the rest of the transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($540 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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The recipient was not asked any questions as part of this follow up.
Enrolled
access_time 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have depended on my mother for milk in a long time. After receiving this money I am going to purchase a dairy cow worth Kshs 30,000 (300usd). Proceeds from sale of this cow's surplus milk will aid me in paying school fees for my daughter who is 2 years shy of completing high school to join university.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Over and above being a subsistence farmer, I also collect milk from my neighborhood and sell them to a middleman at a small profit, every morning. This is the happiest part of my day. I love this business because it is a source of income for my household needs like food, clothing and seeds for my farm.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
For the past five years maize farming has been in a decline in production due to a host of drawbacks like poor seeds, droughts and soil borne diseases. I have never bothered to seek the services of agricultural extension experts because i cannot afford their services. Consequently, I have been grappling with very low production leaving me with little food that I can only eat for a short while with no surplus to earn income. This has made food availability and education of my children a huge challenge.
