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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent a portion of my third transfer on paying school fee for my son in a medical college. Were it not for the transfers, I would not have managed to enroll the son to such a college. Other than that, I constructed a new spacious house to replace the tiny and leaking house that I possessed before. I am so happy for the changes that I have realized in my life, courtesy of GiveDirectly.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
My spent my second transfer on paying my son's college 30000 KES,bought solar panel 6000 KES and food for my family 5000 KES. I also use 9000 KES for farming.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that i clear my son's school balance fee.
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 used my token to pay college fees for my child KES 8000 and bought food KES 1800.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build a new house, buy a cow and pay school fees with my upcoming lump-sum payment.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my three children who are in secondary school and one who is supposed to join nursing school, I will spend part of the transfer on building a bigger house using bricks and cement and the remaining amount I will spend on buying two bulls that I will use in ploughing my farm.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that we have been able to take our kids to school until one of them is about to join college using cash that we have been getting from our fishing business.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that our income is very low and fish stock has gone down hence meeting some of our daily needs like buying food and paying for school fees is a challenge for us.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go out in the morning to help my husband to do fishing and we manage to get a good catch. This make me happy as we are able to provide food for our family and also pay for their school fees when it is required.
