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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I have been staying in a very squeezed house for a very long time. So when I received my second transfer, I started buying building materials that I added to some I bought using my third transfer and built a very spacious house. I also constructed a kitchen as we used to cook outside and when it rains we could squeeze in the small house and the smoke could be unbearable. The remaining I spent on buying two calves that in the future I will use for ploughing. Thank you GiveDirectly.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying iron sheets that i was intending to use to build a new house because the current one is smaller, unfortunately my child fell in and has been in and out of the hospital since last year so i used what i had after buying iron sheets(amounting to more than half my transfer) to pay her hospital bills.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having the ability to pay my child medication,even though she has not fully recovered,she is doing better currently.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent on fixing window frames (3000 KES) bought one sack of maize (3400 KES) and spent the rest on buying food for the family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning spend on building a new house with the upcoming transfer.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on buying water pump machine to help me irrigate my tomatoes and kales,I also intend to expand my current house and buy one cow to raise.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is being able to pay dowry for my lovely wife and building my current house,we used to live in a very small thatched house before.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is on paying school fees my children in primary school, two of them will be joining secondary school next year meaning more fees will be needed but my income cannot sustain that.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when I'm attending to my farm,I grow rice,kales,tomatoes and maize .
