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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on making stone blocks to complete the construction of our 6 roomed house , since our previous house was small and not very nice looking, and we always wanted a bigger and better house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 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 building materials (cement, sand and iron sheets) that I'm planning to use in building a new house. I paid 15000 KES school fee and used some to buy food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that my children gets all meals in a day without going hungry thus they now have energy to study well in school.
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?
My first transfer facilitated education of my children. We were informed that we would use the money even for education of our children something that pleased me a lot.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my first transfer I felt very happy since Give Directly sent it early enough. We were promised to receive if after a period of 2 months but for our case, hardly a week ended!
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is when my house got burnt with everything in it. We had to struggle until recently when together with my spouse bought land and built our own house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is always in the morning because I do wake up in good health.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am very happy to receive transfer from Givedirectly because I will be able to pay secondary fees for my children. As a parent is a great achievement to see your children in school all the time and not at home because of lack of fees.
