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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent a larger portion of the transfer on building a new iron roofed house. Purchased a solar lamp for light provision. I also bought a cow with the rest of the transfer.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that I now have a spacious house. Previously I had a very small house and it was the very place where my aged children were catching their sleep but now I managed even to built a kitchen where they sleep while my spacious main house hold all my belonging.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what GD does well is that it uplift the livelihood of the poor. At the moment, I'm not aware of anything GD doesn't do well.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my entire second transfer to buy building materials like iron sheets, nails and timber which I have used to build a big house because the one I had was small and was not enough for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I did not have any privacy in my house because I was sleeping with my children in the same house but now that I have a bigger house and my children also have a separate sleeping space there is privacy.
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 spent my second transfer on buying a sheep at 3000 KES,paid 4,000 KES on school fee and the rest of the money i used on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to use my upcoming transfer to build my family a new house because the one we have is too small to accommodate all of us.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to build a bigger house since my house is too small but our family is large.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
We do not have a steady income ,but we have managed to sustain our family needs.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our biggest hardship is that we do not have steady income to sustain the bigger family and also paying school fees for our four children in primary school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of my day is spending time with my family.
