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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on purchasing decent clothes for my children, bought seats since I had old ones and invested part of the money on a grocery business to get income. I also purchased a bag of maize for the family consumption and spent the larger percentage of the amount on purchasing a bull with an intention of using it in cultivating my parcel of land.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I managed to invest in a grocery business which is currently doing well and from the profits I have been able to easily take care of the family needs unlike before.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well is giving out lumpsum cash transfers which enable recipients to engage in big projects like building houses.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought 29 iron sheets for 18,850 KES, bought 35 roofing poles for 4,200 KES, wall poles for 6,500 KES, nails for 1,500 KES, soil to fill up the walls for 2,500 KES and paid 5,000 KES as labour charges to construct my house. I also bought a bag of maize for 3,000 KES and the remaining amount was spent on buying food and other HH items.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is moving into a bigger three roomed house where my children can find enough space to sleep. My previous house was a small one roomed house that could not properly contain all of us.
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 used it to buy food, off set debt of 500 shillings, bought a sac at 3200 shillings, used 2000 shillings for medication, and gave my husband 2000 shillings for his personal use, the remaining amount I bought clothes for my children
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
the other batch I'm expecting I'll use to build a house.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to buy iron sheets, timber, poles, so that I may put up a better house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I'm proudest of the fact that I have acquired a few heads of cattle which I am currently rearing and hoping to increase.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I recently lost one of my cows to an unknown disease.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I have completed all the day's work and I am able to sit down and relax with my family.
