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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I added the second transfer to third transfer to buy land since l want to have my own home but unfortunately my parents does not have enough land, also spent it to buy build materials as l am planning to build my house.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that, I could not have manage to secure a place to build my house.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion what Give Directly did well is that they were training people before stating their program.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 30,000 KES of my second transfer on clearing a land debt that i had,bought 20 iron sheets at 12,000 KES, round poles at 2,000 KES ,a sack of maize at 3,500 KES and spent the rest of the money on food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is being able to acquire the title deed of my new land after clearing my debt.
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 used my token to buy a sheep KES 3000, household utensils KES 3000, a bag od maize KES 3000 and food 850.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to use my upcoming lump-sum payment to build a new house.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I have planned to rebuild my house and to buy some livestock that I will be looking after.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is that I have a small piece of land that I bought and I am using it for farming.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is that I have not paid my wife's dowry and her people are pressuring me and I have no peace.
