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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53075 KES ($525 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The difference in my life is that l am now staying in a very neat nice tile house which is very easy to clean I do not not take to much time while cleaning it as used to do before. I also no longer smear my house with cow dang as before nor do I spend money to pay people to smear it for me being that I am old and so I could not have done all those if I could not have received money from give directly.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion give directly did very well by giving people phones because some of us have never own a phone in their life and this was a privilege to us. It was also a good thing that the money was being sent direct to our phone and not using third party for money to reach us.l am happy and pleased with their system helping the needy. I did not see any thing that Give directly did not do well.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the whole second transfer to buy tiles and bags of cement and tiled my house which I was not able to tile before l received the cash transfer from GD, due to low source of income. I have tried so much saving money to tile my house but I could not manage. So when I got the money I knew that I was going to achieve my dream of tiling my house. I am very impressed I am now staying in a very nice tiled house like other people and I even feel very comfortable to be part of the village. My main reason for tiling my house and not plastered it is because tile is very durable and easy to clean compared to plastered house . I was also tired of smearing the house using cow dang every now and then.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($545 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I received money from GiveDirectly is that I'm happy and proud I now have a decent house, so I won't have to spend a lot of energy and time repairing the house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money from GiveDirectly I felt so happy because this was a blessing that I didn't expect.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first transfer on plastering my house because it was a mud house which was expensive mantaining.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to buy four bags of cement that I will use to plaster my house and the remaining amount will be spent on buying a dairy cow.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I go to my farm to plough maize. This makes me happy because it is part of my family's diet.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in my life is that I have a child in secondary school who requires school fees and the fact that I am a widow, it is difficult for me to raise school fees for him.
