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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent 20000 KES of my third transfer on paying school fee for my child. I used 5000 KES on buying a bag of maize and used the rest of the money on buying bedding, furniture and a few households.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that I managed to get the households I had longed for but I couldn't afford. I also manage to pay school fee thus my children do not have to sit back at home while others are studying.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Gd does well by full filling their promises, I was actually surprised to get the exact amount of money as was promised by Gd.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on paying my son's school fees of 25000 Kes, dug a borehole @10000 Kes and bought 12 plastic seats @5000 Kes. I also bought utensils @3000 Kes, cooking pans @2800 Kes, children shoes @2000 Kes, and spent the rest on food and other little household items.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer have to borrow utensils from my neighbours whenever I have important visitors and my son can today study peacefully after I cleared his school fees.
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 to pay school fees for my son who joined secondary school. I paid 5000 KES. I also did him school shopping worth 3000 KES. At least he went to school with ease. I am happy.I spent the remaining on food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer,I realized my son would go to school with ease. I had started wondering how my son will go to school and I thank GiveDirectly for bringing the money just on time.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to construct a bigger house. We also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees. We also plan to spend the transfer to start a small business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that we have worked very hard and have been able to pay school fees for some of my children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a reliable source of income. This makes life unbearable for the family being that we sometimes go without food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am having dinner with my family.
