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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of my third transfer to buy a bull which will aid me during ploughing and reduce labor cost for me. I also paid school fees for my children who are in high school, I did not want them to be sent home for school fees.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If I had not received the transfer, I would not have sent my children yo school and I would be still living a miserable life. Thank you GD.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly did well in changing lives through cash transfers which enabled recipients to build houses and send children to school. I have not seen anything they did not do well.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought oxen since I already have an oxplough so that my work is made easier in the farm and also so that I can do ploughing for people as a source of income. I also used part of the transfer to clear fee balance for my son in school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I don't use money anymore to hire people to plough my farm and I can plough for people also to get money
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 spent my first cash transfer on buying 1 sac of maize 2,000 KES, clothes for the children 3,000 KES, paid 2000 KES for school fees and used the remaining 3,000 KES digging a borehole.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my upcoming cash transfer on buying oxen for ploughing and use the remaining amount to renovate my house.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I have planned to buy a cow that will help in farming,I will also pay school fees for my children who are in high school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is that I have been able to take my child to high school through the little money that I make.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship was losing my wife,I am both the mother and father to my children though it's tough there is nothing I can do.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am surround by children and we are eating together.
