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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($477 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent part of my third transfer on building a decent three roomed iron sheet house hence I was relieved for staying in a leaky grassed thatched house . I also bailed my spouse from jail .
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying iron sheets as I prepare to put up a new structure, bought a cow to supply my family with milk and bought a bag of maize to sustain my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I now have my own cow and enough food for my family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on purchasing food for the family consumption and used most of the amount on purchasing a bed since I was placing my mattress on the floor which was risky with the crawling animals.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer I was overwhelmed with joy. I was doing some casual job to get money because I had no food in my house and when I read the message and realized tha GiveDirectly had sent the money I knew that I would be able to take care of most of the things that I lacked.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have been going hungry together with my family due to severe famine in the village.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I feel happiest at lunch time when my children are from school and we eat together.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This transfer means that I will now be culturally formalizing my marriage to my husband by using part of it to pay dowry to my parents. We have been married for fifteen years yet no dowry paid due to poverty.
I will use other parts of the transfer to build a house because I currently stay in a grass thatched house whose roof is leaking and small as well. I feel that my dignity as a woman will be regained.
