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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used to sleep on a mat on the floor until I received the third transfer and I thought it wise to buy a bed and bedding. I nowadays so deeply. I also bought a strong steel door that replaced the old one I had. The remaining I spent on food. Thanks to GiveDirectly as I also managed to cater for funeral expenses of my co wife who passed on.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($488 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on building a bigger and better house and moving from the small squeezed and leaking shack that I was previously living in. I then paid school fee for my children who are in a private primary school because I want the best education for them. I then spent the rest on buying food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
the biggest difference I have seen in my daily life is that I no longer get rained on at night during rainy days.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer for buying a house table, school uniforms for my children and spent the rest on growing rice in my farm.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new house so as to relocate from my current small house with leaking roof.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to use better part of our transfer on building a new bigger house, we also plan to pay school fees for our children in primary school and lastly boost our charcoal trading business that has been a great source of income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is having saved money from sugarcane farming and built our current house. Our first house collapsed rendering us homeless.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship currently in our life is on paying school fees and means of getting food for the family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after taking our meal,during this time I get time to study the bible which inspires me.
