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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($478 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used the money to buy a new set of chairs, sixteen bags of cement and a woofer music system. These are the items I wanted the most.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on expanding my house 25,000 KES into a spacious three roomed house. I bought sofa set seat 8000 KES and a music system 10000 KES. I also bought clothes for my family 3000 KES and a car battery 5000 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am happy living in a spacious three roomed house which is accommodating all my family members freely and comfortably hence living in an old squeezed insecure house has seized.Thanks to GiveDirectly.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying a new mattress since the one I had been sleeping on was very old and torn and I needed to replace it. I then bought maize seeds and tomato seeds for my farming business.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I received the transfer while in the farm, I was so happy that I screamed in joy and even stopped farming. I later spent some of the cash to pay someone else to complete farming the potion that had remained for me.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The greatest challenge lack of farm equipment to upscale our subsistence farming activities.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy in the evening as we converge as a family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use this transfer to buy livestock,which i will use to sustain my family and to supplement my earnings from farming.
