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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on paying hospital bills for my child who was sick, plastered the inside part of the main house which was previously dusty and had cracks and used most of the transfer on fencing my compound to prevent strangers from stealing my properties.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, my properties are safe because I managed to fence my compound and I also stay in a decent house after plastering it using the third transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was keeping to their promise by sending the money on time and changing people's live by sending unconditional cash transfers.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to repair my current house. It had potholes on the floor. I also paid fee for my orphaned cousins in secondary school. I also bought barbed wire using some part of the transfer that i will use to fence my home.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that my cousins are now in school. I am so happy and thankfull to GD. I always thank God for GD for giving me money.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
l am planning to fence home so l bought wire-mesh and poles at 7800 KES, l also spent 2000 KES to start small scale business.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
l am planning to plaster my house and to finish my project of fencing my home.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer on cementing our current house fully,secondly I intend to invest in tomatoes farming whereby I will buy farm equipments and seed and venture in farming full time.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to build our current house, we used to stay in a very small house in a swampy land but we were able to move and build in a better land.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on making ends meet, my small vegetables business is not making much profit to sustain my big family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I set out for my vegetables business with hopes of making some sales, when I make profit and buy some food for the family,I find joy knowing that they will not sleep hungry.
