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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer to clear school fees for my son in secondary school. The remaining I spent on buying iron sheets that I am planning to use to expand my house. Currently my house is two rooms and very squeezed and I want to a more spacious house. The remaining I spent on food for my family consumes.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying iron sheets, three sheep, paid school fees for my son in secondary school and paid dowry of one cow for my wife. I also spent on constructing a pit latrine and bought clothes for my household.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has a big difference, I eat comfortably, have my own pit latrine and iron sheets ready for constructing a new house in the near future. Thank you so much for improving my life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent part of my first transfer to pay school fees for my son in secondary school. I then bought a bag of maize for food and some clothes too.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy when I received the money from GiveDirectly. I shared the good news with the rest of the family members.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan as a couple to spend the transfers on starting cereals business that will help us have a stable income source. I also plan to spend part of the transfers on dowry payment for customary rights.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I was able to abandon my alcoholic life and now I am a responsible person with a family and a home.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I have to live a hard life with my family since we don't have enough food and our children cannot get good education, all because we have no stable income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I rarely get happy since I have to struggle with a lot. Sometimes masters delay pay after I have done the work assigned but when I come back to the house my wife cannot take the excuse since we have to go then without a meal.
