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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($477 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Being a laughing stock in my village was the most distress moment I faced as I lived in four iron sheet house hence I spent my third transfer on building a spacious three roomed house which I have always desired , now I have a sense of belonging and respect in my community. Thanks to 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 invested a larger portion of the transfer in clothes business. I also paid my brother in high school fee with the rest of the transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that the clothes business I ventured into is thriving well and earn my family sufficient income. Without GD support, I could have still remained a beggar in the village, moving from home to home in search for help.
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 enrolling my kids in school. Being a single mother, who had separated with the spouse more than 3 years ago, I struggle a lot to raise my children. I conduct subsistence farming and other casual jobs to get some income. Other than fees, I hired some one acre farm to do my farming hoping to harvest well at the end of the season.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy when I received my transfers because the time for enrolling my kids in a school had reached but I had no finances at all to cater for that.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to buy livestock with the transfers because I love rearing them besides them being very productive and beneficial. I will also spend the transfers towards increasing stock in my small charcoal business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that now I have a cow after starting with chicken which I sold after they had reproduced, bought a goat which also reproduced before I turned them to a cow.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is raising my children as a single parent. I have no body to support me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is daytime for I can see my children play.
