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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($525 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The biggest difference in my life is that now I have a bigger and a better house which I built with these transfers. I also bought a cow which now gives us milk and we have tea with milk unlike before when we would do black tea.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Sending money to us at remote part of the country is what I saw as a plus to this organization in poverty eradication. Adoption mobile money transfer is best suitable as agents are near us.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
The second transfer, I spend on buying materials for house completion and to buy some furniture.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($545 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now own a cow. This will provide a constant income in the near future.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I received the money at around 10 am when I was still in bed. I immediately woke up and checked. I was so happy that I even went to withdraw and used it to buy food and clothes that I didn't have.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying a cow. I am growing old and need a source of income that will sustain me as I no longer do casual jobs to get money.I will be selling the milk to use in other needs and also use drink it for m own health.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is like an answered prayer.Through these transfers I am going to build bigger house and own a dairy cow.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning.It is then that i wake up with optimism that the day will come along well.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the demise of my husband long time ago when my firstborn who is 37 years old was only 3 years old.I did not get married again so she is my only child.I was a very young widow then,Life has been hard since then coupled with loneliness and hard economic times because I had to single handedly raise my daughter who finally had to become a single mother because she was the only family I was left with.
