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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent 30000 KES of my third transfer on completing cementing my house. I paid monthly fee of 2800 KES for delight solar I that took on loan. I gave my spouse 6000 KES to start up milk business and used the rest of the money on buying food.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that I'm no longer straining to meet my family needs since I invested in farming both for commercial and subsistence. This provides me with an extra income.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Gd does well by giving cash to the low income earners thus financially empowering them. On the other hand I feel Gd should seek peoples' opinions on what they need and give them exactly what they lack whether cash, services or goods. This can really help solve cases of some people misusing the money since there are people who have never hot hold of such huge amount of money and exposing them to such amounts leads to misuse.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of the second to plaster my house since it was the best and cheapest way to maintain it. I also spent the transfer to buy mattress , the remaining balance l spent on farming for my future use.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l am now staying in a very nice comfortable plastered house as compared to the first house which was very dust and was not good for my health.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on purchasing food for the family consumption, paid school fees for my children and bought cushions to as to sit in a comfortable place. I also paid tithe in church and spent most of the amount on paying hospital bills for my child who was sick.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer I felt very happy since the people that had received the money earlier said that I had misused the transfer and this was the time to show them that I am a responsible man by using the money in the right way.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the sickness of my daughter because she is anaemic , hence I have to spend a lot of money on blood transfusion at least three times a year. This process is so costly and most of the times am left with too much debts to settle.
What is the happiest part of your day?
At night because I reunite with my family after work as we share the day's experience.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use part to plaster my house and to install electricity. I will also construct a latrine and pay school fees.
