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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48000 KES ($469 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
i spent my third transfer on completing the house I had started constructing using my previous transfer. I expanded and plastered it. My previous house was so squeezed. It was only ten by ten space house. The one I have now is very spacious enough to complete. GiveDirectly has made my house and village shine.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying cement and sand and plastered my house because I was tired of looking for soil for plastering my house, I also bought a steel door, window frames and panes and had them fixed to the house because I had no openinyg for fresh air. I also paid my child school fees and spent the remaining money on food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is knowing that I have a durable house that has saved me for frequent plastering with earthen.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first my transfer to pay school fees for my child who is in high school and also bought a sack of maize for my family's consumption.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because the burden of looking for school fees for my children had been catered for. Thank you GD.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Being widowed at 26 years with seven children to take care of, with nothing but the fish farming to feed and educate them with
What is the happiest part of your day?
Night
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I can expand my fishing business because i will have enough cash to make more nets, i can build my family a latrine and invest more in agriculture
