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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($470 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the transfer on buying 20 bags of cement 13600 KES, sand 10000 KES, ballast 10000 KES, boosted my bussines 6000 KES and used balance on daily meals.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Give directly changed my life from sleeping without meals to now being to have meals on my table unlike before we would go without.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly changed our lives which was a good thing we nolonger stay in a mud house but in a cemented spacious house, Give direct should keep up the good work of changing lives.
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 15000 KES on a cow that I am anticipating to milk in the future to earn a living. I invested the remaining amount in plastic business-selling household goods-basins, cups, and other tableware. I resorted to doing the business to earn a living that could cater for my household needs and even in the future.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Initially, I lived a laborer, tilling peoples' farm in order to feed my household members but now, I use less energy, earn more handsomely, and provide for my household members more effectively. This is the biggest difference I can mention in my daily life since I started receiving transfers from Give Directly.
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 2 sheep at 6,000 KES,a mattress at 4,000 KES and spent the rest of the money on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to use my upcoming transfer to plaster my house and invest in rice growing.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer to buy a water pump and pipes which we will use to do horticultural farming under irrigation as a source of livelihood.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is building our current house with the money we saved over the years from our earnings as casual labourers in the rice paddies.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing is the lack of money to pay school fees for our children, some of whom were recently sent away from school because I did not pay their fees in time.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I am back in the house from the rice paddies, and I'm able to just sit down and relax.
