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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
My husband passed on 15 years ago and the house he built me, had worn out and the roof was very rusty and leaking, I had to build a new one, so when I received my third transfer I bought building materials and built a new house. I am no longer rained on. I sleep in a very warm house. The remaining I spent on buying livestock for rearing.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 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 spent a good chunk of it on 90 Kgs of maize, 80 Kgs of beans and we have been eating well and joyously since then. I acquired 40 iron sheets with the remaining part of the money and I am anticipating to build a better house before the year ends.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have been elated higher since I started receiving transfers from Give Directly. I remember when I received my first transfer, I built a house for my children and I think this is my major achievement. The difference is that they no longer cruise in the darkness to seek for places to sleep at.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying windows worth 7500 KES, maize worth 1000 KES and food worth 1500 KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build a new house and do farming with my upcoming transfer
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my children in primary school and finally use part of it to build a new house since the current one is old with old roofs.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having built my current house after saving money from rice farming.This is so given that my husband passed on leaving us in a thatched house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is on making ends meet, being a widow with such big family is not easy as all eyes are on me yet I have no other sources of income other than casual jobs I do .
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I'm resting in my house after coming from my farm.
