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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I am currently educating 7 children and this is a very huge burden in my household since we don't have a stable source of income hence when I received my third transfer, I used the whole of it to pay their school fees as a result, they were able to stay in school and sit for their end year examinations which they would haven't if I would have never received the money.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 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 transfer to pay school fee for my children who are in secondary school and primary school since this was the most stressing thing that l had in my life. The remaining balance l spent to buy 1 sack of maize for my consumption.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l manage to pay school fee for my children since they were almost dropping out school because of lack of school fee.
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 9,000 KES from first transfer to pay part of school fees balance for son in secondary school. The rest of the amount was spent on buying food in the house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was quite happy when I received the money from GiveDirectly. I was beginning to get worried on where I was going to get money to pay for my son's fees.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to use the transfer on paying school fees for my two children in secondary school. Secondly,l intend to use the transfer on renovating my house by plastering the walls and floor with cement. Lastly,l will use the remaining amount on buying household items like chairs,blankets and bed.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is being able to educate my child first to secondary school through savings from my casual jobs . He is now doing a certificate course in electrical installation.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Making ends meet is my biggest challenge.I had a leg fracture that is still healing.l can not do casual jobs to support my family as l used to.Getting money to buy food for my family is a big problem.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when l spend sometime with my children after a day's work.
