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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($476 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer to pay school fees for my children because I had school fees arrears. The remaining balance I used to pay workers who were helping me with farm work.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 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 tow children in secondary school. I am happy they all in school now. I also spent part of the money to build a new house. My old house was in a very dilapidated condition.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are in school and I also have a better house. Thank You GiveDirectly.
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 to buy some cushions for my seats. I then paid part of the school fees for my child in secondary school. The remaining amount was spent on buying food in the house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was filled with joy when I got the money from GiveDirectly. It was the highest amount I have ever received on my phone.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Our first plan is to use part of the transfer to build a bigger house with three rooms. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to boost the stock of my business, such that I would be able to buy even four cattle and resell, as opposed to one that I currently buy and resell. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our two children who will be joining form three next year.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are very proud of is having educated four of our children past form four level, despite the challenges we have faced.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Paying school fees for our two children in secondary school, is the biggest hardship we have faced.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings, when we are having supper together as a family.
