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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the third transfer to pay fee for my two children who are in secondary and collage.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that, my child could not have joined collage and others also could have dropped out of school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly did well in dealing with people directly and not involving our corrupt leaders, who could have played some tricks on us.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 20,000 KES of my second transfer on paying school fees for my children in secondary school and i invested the rest of the money in my tomato supplying business,i supply tomato to sellers in the market.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is starting a business which is my major source of income.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I paid 9,000 KES school fee for my child in high school then used the rest food for the house.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to pay school fee for my two children in college and high school.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use my transfer on school fee as I have two children who are frequently sent out of school because of fee arrears.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have struggled to educate my children and one is about to join college.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in life is that I have no proper source of income and I really struggle to educate my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I come back home from work and have money to buy food for my children.
