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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53075 KES ($526 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is much different from how it would have been had I not received the transfer. I have money to pay my son's school fees and I already built a better house for my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
What I loved most about Givedirectly is that I had the freedom to choose what to do with the transfer without any strings attached. The staff too are very respectful and nice people. Everything was done accordingly.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used the transfer that I received to buy a dairy cow for rearing and kept the rest to pay school fees for my son in secondary school.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($548 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
We are now well fed as a family. This is the biggest difference in my daily life. Earlier we used to skip meals from time to time but now we have enough food for our household courtesy of Give Directly.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so happy and grateful when I received the transfer from Give Directly. It is 'wonderful' thank you from me.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
When Give Directly sent us transfer in our village, the demand for building houses skyrocketed so there was shortage of labor (all skilled labor was engaged). I finally found someone to hire at 3000 KES to make wooden frames to build my house. I spent 15000 KES to buy iron sheets and 15600 KES on ceiling board. I then paid 21000 KES on school fee for my son in a technical college and used the balance to buy food and other school fee for the household.
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access_time almost 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is a great news to me, I am glad to be part of the program and I am planning to spend my transfer to build back new house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning, this is the time when I go to prepare my farm for planting.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is financial problem, I have been unable to pay school fees for my children in secondary school and college
