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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent part of my third transfer on paying school for my orphaned niece who had just joined secondary school. Using the remaining amount I spent on buying building materials that I used to expand my house from a two roomed to a three roomed house. It was too squeezed for my large family. How I wish GiveDirectly would come back and add us more money.
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 building a big and a better house as my previous house was too tiny and couldn't accommodate my family comfortable.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is living in a big and a better house that I couldn't image of. Thanks to GD.
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 buying cloths ,food and shoes for my family and save the rest for my daily upkeep.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spent my upcoming transfer on constructing a house and start a cereal business for my daily income.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Our main plan is to build another house since the current one is getting smaller, we also intend to use part of it to pay college fees for our eldest son.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is owning our current house,we stayed homeless for so long but farming saved us a big deal since we saved cash from it and built this house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on making ends meet, this is because the river banks broke flooding our farm,making it difficult to cultivate. This being our main source of livelihood, we are left struggling to make ends meet
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I'm attending to my farm.
