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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I invested most of my third transfer on livestock farming. I bought a cow for milk purposes and an ox for ploughing my farms. The remaining amount of the transfer, I spent in meeting my family's basic needs such as foodstuffs, clothing and school fee.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I spent 35000 KES on a cow and cemented the floor of my main house with the remaining amount. I had been dreaming of milking a cow and I am now happy that I can now milk and supplier milk in my village at a fee, and since I plastered the floor of my main house, I don't need to waste more time cleaning it.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am now the supplier of milk in my village. I generate daily income that caters for my household needs and this has earned me an improved living standard, the major difference I can mention in my daily life since I started receiving transfers from Give Directly.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying maize worth 3500 KES, Iron sheet worth 6000 KES and food worth 500 KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to renovate the house, buy a cow and pay school fees with my upcoming transfer
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer on renovating our current house by having it cemented fully, buy two cows to raise which hopefully will give birth to many more and lastly will start a poultry farming project.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is building our current house and buying a cow,we used our savings from doing casual jobs.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we face now is lack of sustainable income source,we eat from hands to mouth.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day in in the afternoon when I'm grazing my two cows.
