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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($478 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used the money I got from GD to build a new house that has three rooms inside. I also used part of the money to pay school fees for my daughter, who is in secondary school right now.
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 my second transfer on buying building materials at 40,000 KES, a sack of maize at 4,000 then used the rest of the cash to buy a solar lamp.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that am no longer buying paraffin to burn in a tin lamp now that I have a nice solar lamp. Am also happy that I'll have my own compound soon hence I'll be able to make my own decisions with any quarrels from the extended family members. I have always desired to do all these things but I couldn't because I never had any financial means and I was almost losing hope of doing them until GiveDirectly came into picture.
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 my childrens school fees, bought a goat with an intention of reselling it incase of any emergency and used most of the amount on purchasing maize worth 4500KES so as to have enough stalk in the house for the family consumption.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money I was very happy because I knew that I would be able to take care of my needs easily.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of proper income ,so providing basic needs like food ,clothing and proper shelter for my family has been a great challenge.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is at night ,when all my family members are back and we are together as a family .
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Knowing that l am going to receive the transfer gave me joy, l am hopeful that l am going to build a big and ironed roofed house and educate my children .
