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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on 2 bulls and oxen driven plough. This has really facilitated my farm operations and I really thank God that through Give Directly, he opened for me ways to produce more and increase my household food security. I remember back then, I used to hoe beginning from preparing farms for sowing to weeding. It was tiresome and less productive as compared to the current machines that I acquired.
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 my second transfer to pay school fees for my children and bought food for my family. I also plaster my house and start fishing business to earn a living.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that with my busyness I am educating my children without struggles.
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 a goat with an intention of getting the offsrings that I would sell to take care of any emergency, did some household shoping like purchasing sugar and soap and used most of the transfer on purchasing a sack of maize to sustain the family since buying in bits was hectic.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer I was very happy. I had gone by the lake side to conduct my fish business and when I came back home and checked my phone afterwards, I was very happy after confirming that GiveDirectly had sent the transfer and the first person to inform the news was my husband and we started discussing on what to purchase immediately.
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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 inability to provide for my household due to extreme poverty. This would mean walking in rags and sleeping on empty stomach due to lack of money to buy clothes and food
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I made some little profit from my small scale business and buy food for my household.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a great financial breakthrough and hope to my household. I would want to expand my small scale business of selling fish, construction of spacious house, food and school fees for my children.
