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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my two children in college taking a course in teaching. I am grateful I managed to clear some part. The remaining I spent on stocking ropes that I sell in our market center. I am grateful for the transfers I received from GiveDirectly.
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 most of the transfer to improve my business which l was almost closing down because of lack of enough capital to ran it. The remaining balance l spent to pay collage fee for my two children who are in collage, as this was most stressing thing l was going through in my life
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l now have a very stable income that can allow me to have three meals in a day as compared to before where l could only afford one to two meals in a day.
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 paying school fees and starting a manila rope selling business as a source of income.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I received the money in the evening while I was at home resting and I felt so happy because we needed this kind of a breakthrough urgently.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my four children in college and use rest in doing business of selling fish.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I have four children in college and I am just a peasant farmer.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was that I was brought up in a poor family, where getting what you want in is a nightmare.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when doing my shoe shinning job at the market.
