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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on paying school for my son in secondary school. I had only paid 2000 KES out of the required fees and I had so many arrears. I am happy I was able to clear the whole year's fees, I also some to my I gave my husband to buy his tools of work. He used to hire all the time, and he could not get the money to. This also suppressed the profits he made. The remaining I spent on buying clothing and food for my family members. GiveDirectly has made me move a step forward. I am grateful.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building a traditional house for my son ( Simba) 3000KES and paid exam fee 1500 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that i no longer share room with my sons since i have built a house for them.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 4000 KES of my token payment on 2 mattresses, I spent 2000 KES on a suit case and a hand bag the remaining 2500 KES on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
This is how I will spend my upcoming lumpsum payment: Paying secondary school fees for my children, building a house for my son and adding some livestock.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to use part of the money to pay school fees for my son who is in form one and clear school fees upto form four.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is I was able to build this house. Our initial house got burnt and I was able to contribute towards building this house from the money I saved in our table banking women group.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship am facing is, paying school fees for my son is very hard since I don't have a stable income I depend on casual work for sustainability and sometimes even providing for my family needs is hard.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am doing my household chores.
