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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($468 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on cementing our house that needed to be upgraded to save me from labouring by frequent wall repair
which is what happens with mud houses.I then bought seats and a table for 14,000 KES, and spent the balance on a mattress and 3 goats.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent all of my transfer to build a house since I had a small old thatched house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Biggest difference in my daily life is building my dream house,thank you GD for changing my life.
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 on buying a sack of maize at 4,000 KES, ten cushions at 3,800 KES, then used the remaining 2,000 KES to start my small fish (omena) business. Am now getting some income from my business hence I no longer solely depend on my husband.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt happy when I received the transfer because it proved that GiveDirectly is truthful.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My main hardship is how to get my daily food for the family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
At knight I feel happy because I have gone through hardles of the day getting food and just make ends meet. But at knight am happy because I sleep and only wait for the next day to come.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel very happy about receiving the transfer and I feel my life is going to change. I will now be able to get what I have been longing to have. I will built a new house and move to have my own home.
