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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 restocked my tailoring shop with materials I used to have a tailoring shop in a nearby town but it burnt down and this forced me to go back to the village it was in the village that I got visited by Give Directly and received my transfer, I also used this last transfer to go back to school and finish my O levels I left midway in form 2 and now am almost through, I also gave my mother some money to plaster the floor she had built a permanent house before but the money was not enough for her to finish the floor that is why I saw it fit to help her finish plaster the floor. The remaining cash I saved for my daughter for school fees.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I invested 20000 KES in a tailoring shop and spent the rest on a sofa set. Before then, providing for my household members was such a big problem but through the business, I am now certain that they can't go minus food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, I run my own shop that generates for me income and therefore we can't go minus 3 meals a day.
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 my first transfer to pay school levies for my child who was going to begin primary school. I also bought clothes for the whole family and the rest of the amount was spent on buying a bag of maize and daily food in the house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy when I received the money from GiveDirectly. I am now less worried about how I will take care of my children.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use the transfer to expand my tailoring business, to pay school fees for my children and to enroll for some part time classes.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I have managed to bring up my children as a single parent ever since we separated with my husband, they get the basic needs required for life without fail just because of my extreme hard work.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My tailoring business used to be big but unfortunately the room I kept the materials got burnt until I lost everything, the business then went down and I've not gone back to track.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I usually happy in the morning when more customers walk in to my business, that gives me hope of earning more money for survival.
