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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer to pay school fees for my children, I also bought food for my family.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different, I would be frustrated in that my children wouldn't have made to school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
The fact that all eligible people received their money as promised GD did well and I would like GD to communicated on eligibility to the community because some are complaining that they were left out of the program.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of my transfer to pay school fees for my children who are in high school, I did this because I did not want them sent home for school fees. I also bought a sack of maize for my family's consumption during this dry season.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that am no longer stressed about school fees or my children being sent home for fees and this makes me very happy. Thank you GD.
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?
As a peasant, my income is low and therefore I couldn't afford paying for water delivered at my door step on a daily basis and to help this, I used half of the transfers for buying a bicycle that has been helping me in transporting water from far distances. We spent the remaining amount on daily food since we were veritably broke before then. That is how my first transfer helped us.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
My major plan with my upcoming transfer is to educate my children in a high school something that I have been anticipating for my kids since birth.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to pay school fees for my children in form one,form three and form four.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My husband left me staying in a mad house,but I have tried and made a semi-permanent house.I have also educated my three children upto secondary level. That makes me so proud.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is raising school fees for my three children in secondary school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when I set up to go to work.
