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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent a larger portion of my third transfer on cementing my house. I paid school fee of 7000 KES and bought a solar panel of 6000 KES.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that I now have a cemented house. This has saved me from jiggers and I do not have to spend a lot of time smearing m house with mud to maintain it since this is a long term solution.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what Gd does well is giving us cash to improve our lives without any conditions. On the hand our prayer is that Gd should us more cash to complete our projects.
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?
I spent my second transfer on purchasing a television so that I can watch and get acquainted with the things that are happening within and even far of places,bought a dairy cow hoping to get milk that I can drink and sell to get money and spent most of the transfer on paying school fees for my child who is in high school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the peace and relief that I enjoy because of payment of school fee for my child who colud be sent out of the school most of the time due to the school fees arrears.
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?
from my first transfer, i spent 2,500 KES to buy timber, spent 2,500 KES to buy iron sheets, spent 1,500 KES to buy building poles, spent 1,500 KES to pay laboresr building my house, spent 1,000 KES to buy mattress and the remaining 750 KES I spent to buy cushions.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spend my second transfer to renovate my house and to pay school fees for my children
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
My plan is to boost my farming project.I would buy bulls for ploughing my farm.I will also buy improved crops and fertilizers so that I can get better yields.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Through farming, I have managed to sustain my family well ,my children feeds well,they are going to school and I am proud of that.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest challenge is that my income is very low to sustain my family well.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when I am spending time with my children.
