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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I invested 30,000 KES of my third transfer on maize selling business as as source of income. I am still keeping the remaining money for further use.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different having received the transfers because it has made it possible for me to have a source of income through which I can fend for my family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done well in being honest with all their recipients, they do not give people hope then later disappoint them that is why I am full of praise for them.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I used the bigger portion to start a small scale business of maize which I hope will give me sustainable source of income and food security for my household as compared to previous way of providing cheap farm labour for others.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is a better way of earning a living from my small scale business of selling maize.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spend my first transfer on buying mattress 4000KES and 2 goats 3000 KES, I also paid my child's school fees 3000 KES .
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying 2 bulls for farming.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I have planned to high a small piece of land and plant onions so that I can get a small earning from it,the second transfer I will use it expand my house which is very small and the last one I will build a toilet.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is that I moved from a very small house compared to the one I was in some years back.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is that I have been sick for a long time and getting treatment has not been easy because I don't have a source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest of my day is when I wake up well together with my children.
