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David
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
22
workCampaign
Kenya Large Transfer
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($435 USD)
access_time over 1 year ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I want to build a new house so that we can all fit in. Currently, we live in a single room. If I am lucky to get customers during this festive season, I can manage to build one.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
This money is unconditional and we are grateful for that. It's been four months since I lost my phone just after the second transfer was sent. Received a call from the organization and is a blessing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I recently lost my father and mother and left with eight siblings to take care of. I am a tailor and I get $7 a day which has been helping me buy food for my siblings. Thing transfer has enabled me to pay school fees for them as I work and save money for food.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($488 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was about 9 am when I was in the house preparing for my daily activities. I heard a message alert on my phone I was eager to know its contents since I was not suspecting any message at such a time. Upon checking, I realized that I had received my transfer from GiveDirectly. It was a happy moment of my life. Immediately, I left what I was doing to travel to the Mpesa shop to cash out the transfer. This is because my mother was sick and I had no money to take her to the hospital.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my siblings are learning without any interruption due to school fees after paying of all the fee arrears. In addition, I was able to clear the medical bills for my mum as well as giving her a befitted sent off.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent most of my transfer to seek proper medical care for my mum. She had been ill for a very long time, suffering from liver problem . After receiving my transfer, I used KES 45,000 to settle all the medical bills and fare to and from the hospital. Unfortunately, she passed away and I used some amount to lay her to rest. In addition, I used KES 5000 to clear fee balances for my 5 siblings who are still in primary school. The remaining amount assisted me to purchase enough food for the family.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a lot in my life! I will take my mother to hospital because my mother has been suffering from mental healthy for long without any medical assistance due to luck of financial support.I will spend 30, 000 shillings for my mother's treatment, 40,000 shillings I will build a new house for the family and spend the rest on family food and any emergency cases.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is during the evening when my mother has cooled down her mental problems and have joined us in our super meals . This time am happy because I believe my mother is safe , around and we are with her.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is my mother being ill of mental health for a very long time without any medication and she usually goes away from home without my consent.