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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my entire third transfer to pay school fees for my children who are in high school
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If I would not have received the transfer, I would have applied for school fees loan which would be stressing me now but because of the transfer, I sleep peacefully knowing that I do not have loan to repay back and yet my children are in school
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly sends money directly to recipients hence there is no cases of money not reaching the recipients, it has brought alot of developments in the community and also GD did hold barazas to inform the community abooutthe organization, something that has never happened with any organization in our coommunity. I have not seen anything that GD did not do well
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used my second transfer on paying school fees for my 2 children using 40000 KES since I had no other source. I then used the balance to till my maize farm using 7000 KES, thus saved me from the hardship of digging by hand.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have paid school fees for my children thus any other money I receive is being spent on food, so I am not stressed at all despite the current food shortage.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the whole of my first transfer to plough and plant in my rice plantation.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I want to use the upcoming transfer to pay school fees for my children in high school and college and use the remaining to plough my other rice farm.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
My plan is to invest my transfer on rice farming whereby I will buy seeds,fertilizers and pay for labour and lastly I will use the remaining amount to pay school fees for my three children in secondary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having saved money from farming which I used to buy some livestock that I'm raising and they are already growing in number since one has given birth already.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on paying school fees for my children in secondary school.I rely on farming to make ends meet but farming in itself is seasonal and not able to sustain the family needs throughout the year.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I'm cultivating in my farm.This is because farming is our main source of livelihood.
