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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying a sheep that I am rearing. I also spent some of the money on buying building materials that I am planning to use to construct a kitchen. I am currently cooking outside and the weather changes is not always favorable when cooking. The remaining I spent on paying school fees for my son who, is taking a course in electrical engineering. I am happy I did not have to struggle to look for the school fees, let my son read now after given that his fees is fully paid.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy furniture which I did not have, I bought a sheep for rearing, I spent some amount to pay school fees. I bought a sack of maize for my family's consumption, paid my tithe as a thank you to GOd for the blessings and also bought other household goods.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a good house with beautiful furniture as compared to the one I was living in which was almost falling down. I never knew that I could live in such a house, thank you GD for the transfers.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my a large amount of my first transfer to pay part of college fees for my son to enable him continue with his learning. The remaining amount was spent on buying food in the house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy when I received the money from GiveDirectly. I was not having enough food in the house and I had very little money. It was therefore a great relief to me when I saw the Mpesa message on my phone.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to spend the transfer on renovating my house by plastering it with cement and fixing the windows. Secondly,l will spend the remaining part of the transfer on paying school fees for my children in secondary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My biggest achievement is owning a home.Part of the money we used was my savings from selling second hand clothes.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in my life is making ends meet.My income is not enough to cater for my family needs.For instance ,my family only take two meals in a day.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when preparing breakfast for my family.l like it when we share breakfast as a family before everyone starts the day.
