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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($464 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on plastering the floor of my house.Now I find it easier to clean my house by mopping it. I fixed a steel door to enhance the security of my property. I built a kitchen since I used to cook in same house hence it was soo uncomfortable .I paid school fees for my child who was in his last year of completing his high school education.
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 I now have a plastered floor from a earthen one hence I find it easier to clean my house by mopping it. My child has also finished his high education with no school fees arrears.I also have my own kitchen thus my children have a place to sleep comfortably. I am thankful to GiveDirectly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well by giving money to the poorest households directly with on strings attached soo that this households could use the money on their own priorities. I encourage GiveDierctly to continue with this heart of assisting the poor, it really means alot.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second cash transfer to buy a table and sofa set worth 15000KES,transport fee 500KES,solar lantern 8000KES,fascia board 3800KES,paid workers1000KES,school fees 5000KES,clothes 2500KES,built a toilet 5000KES,2 sacks of maize 5500KES,food1200KES and kept 2200KES as savings.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to build a toilet,my children wear decent clothes, I have finished paying school fees for the term and I don't buy kerosene anymore since I bought a solar lantern.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought a blanket @1,500KES and a matress @2,800KES. I also spent 900KES on buying utensils and 700KES on buying shoes for my children. I paid 800KES debt and spent the rest of the money on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to buy iron sheet, timber and nails, and extend my house to make it more spacious.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to renovate my house, buy household items that I lack and to pay school fees. I also plan to build a kitchen house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement am proudest of is educating my eldest child to form four level. I hope she passes her high school exams so she can be admitted to university.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is the burden of school fees. I operate as a single parent.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I go to work. I am casually attached as a cook in the nearest school.
