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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53075 KES ($525 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Had it not for money, I would not have bought a cow which is currently providing milk for my family. Sometimes I also sell milk for income. My children are now happy, their health improved and I nolonger face stress which usually comes out of lack of money. We have since been able to fend for ourselves. We nolonger face food shortage as it has been before.
My spouse begun the business where he buys and sells cows at a profit something we had thought it won't be possible.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
From the negative point of view, GD does not do anything wrong. Actually all the good things are attributed to this organization. Giving us unconditional cash for our own use is something that we are all proud of.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the transfers in the payment of school fees for three children who were in secondary school by then. I also spent the other amount in buying a cow which is currently providing milk for the family. Then procured foor for the family, since the stock was running low.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($546 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life buying a dairy cow and maize corn which was difficult to get and iron-sheets for constructing a house for my kids who were sleeping under a grass thatched house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received this money I was very happy and thankful.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent KES 35,000 my first transfer on a dairy cow because I had only one, KES 11000 on twenty groundsheets,KES 5000 on clothing, and KES 6000 on three sacks of maize.
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access_time almost 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will buy a cow and pay school fees for my child in secondary school.I feel very excited.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning.This is when we are done taking breakfast and my children have gone to school.I feel happy during this time.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in life is lack of food.Lack of food has hampered everything including education.The little we get all goes into buying food.This has been the trend since when I was born up to date when I am a married woman.It affected me as a child and now it has come to my children whom I am now struggling to buy food at the same time paying school fees.
