We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of my transfer to iron sheets for building a shed for my goats. Bought cedar poles at 3,500, bought paints to make my house beautiful. I bought trunk box for keeping my clothes and also paid my wife's medical bills.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that I can now manage to educate my children through sells of my goats which I bought with my second transfer. Thank you GD
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly has changed the lives of recipients who lived in poverty through unconditional cash transfer and also children have gone back to school because recipient could now afford to pay their school fees. There is nothing GD did not do well.
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 18 goats which I want to rear and later sell to pay school fees for my children.I also paid school fees for my children and bought maize.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are in school because I paid there fees.
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 my first transfer to buy clothes for my children worth 4000 KES, i spent 5000 KES to buy a steel door and paid fee using the 1000 KES that remained.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I want to spend my upcoming transfer to start a business for my wife,plaster my house and pay school fees too.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to use my transfer to pay school fees
I plan to upgrade my house by using cement so that it looks nice
I plan to use my transfer on buying a few livestock like goats to keep at home
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am most proud of is my vegetables business. It helps feed my family with the little income it brings
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of education.. My father never liked school and it forced me to quit school due to lack of school fees
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my family is all at home and we are making stories and laughing about them
