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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($464 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
We used the last transfer to buy a land in our home village in Kitale we bought a land because we dint have a place to call home we have been working for an old man in Kabondo as a maid and my husband as the gardener for 11 years now and that is where Give Directly found us and we were able to find help, we also used part of the amount to buy a diary cow to help us in future for milk and sell it during emergencies.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on purchasing some poultry animals to boost my poultry farming which had began declining due to disease outbreak and lack of sufficient feeds and vaccinations. Besides that, I spared some cash to add to my third transfer and purchase a piece of land for farming. Being a foreigner in the region, I have longed to do some crop farming but hasn't manged due to lack of a farm.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has greatly changed because today I can feed so well and dress like my fellow women.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 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 my father's funeral
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on starting up a small business and building a new house currently I stay in someone's house, I don't have a house of my own
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly,l would like to use the transfer on starting a business.l will buy second hand clothes in bales and sell them on market days in Kadongo center.Secondly,my husband will use the remaining amount on dowry payment.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My biggest achievement is being able to buying three quarter of land through our savings working as caretaker.We are planning to build a house when we get money.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Making ends meet is my biggest hardship.I don't have job so we depend on my husband income to buy food and other needs for but it is not enough.We also don't have land to do farming.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of my day is in the afternoon.It finds when my husband is back from working in the farm and my children are back from school for lunch. We take lunch together as a family.
