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Zeddy
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Small business
faceAge:
33
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Kenya Large Transfer
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($467 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
When I received the second transfer, I used KES 7000 to start a small business of selling household commodities such as Sugar, salt and flour. This was informed by the fact that currently I am the breadwinner in my family having had my husband get hurt in an accident that happened in a construction site. These commodities are selling and I now have a new goal. The goal is to build a small shop where I will be selling these commodities from. I plan to do this with proceeds from Mery go round contribution. I currently use money received from the sales and from the ale of milk to make the Mery go round contributions. I hope to achieve this soon and help my husband in his journey to full tree ceovery.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly does so well in giving unconditionally cash transfers to all households in the village irrespective of whether they a free poor or not. This provided a opportunity for all to na KE improvements in their lives. In my opinion, I did not see anything that I tjought GiveDirectly should correct.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I used KES 10000 to pay school fees for my seconds ry school going children and used another KES 30000 to build a kitchen for our family. I used another KES 7000 to start a small business of selling general products like Sugar and salt and other basic household commodities. Currently, everyone in the family looks up to me since my has band got into aan accident in a construction site and he can hardly do anything. T he amount that remained as used to buy food and clothes for our children. We feel so much happy as a family.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($496 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was in the morning when I received my transfer, I was at home relaxing when I had my phone vibrating, upon checking I saw a Mpesa notification showing that I had received money from GiveDirectly, I was so happy and excited, I immediately informed my husband who was also grateful for the support that we had received, we knew that we would use it in boosting the ongoing project, we then embarked on planning on how we would spend our transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
My life is different now because I have managed to build a decent kitchen house for my family using my transfer, unlike before where we were forced to cook outside the house. I then bought other household items which I didn't have like foodstuffs. My husband's health has improved because he went for specialized treatment, I am so happy and thankful that I was able to accomplish my goal within a short period, I am grateful that GiveDirectly has lifted my living standard to a better and higher level in my society.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The moment I received my transfer I knew that I will be able to accomplish all that I had planned, I, therefore, built a kitchen house using KES 30,000, I can proudly say that I now have a spacious kitchen I can comfortably cook in there, I was unable to construct one due to financial constraints. I then used KES 20,000 on my husband medication, this is because my husband was involved in an accident recently, lastly, I used the remaining part of the transfer in buying foodstuffs. I am happy that the transfer has changed our living status, I am grateful for the support.
 
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access_time over 2 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Recieving this money means I will build my kitchen because the one I currently use is made of grass and during rainy season we encounter alot of problems as a family, I will also buy atleast two dairy cows which will assist me to have milk for my children and sell the surplus to the local market which will assist me get money to buy food and continue paying for school fees. I plan to spend KES 45,000 in building a kitchen and use KES 50,000 in buying the two dairy cows.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I happy at night when my children are back from school and my husband also have time to talk to us and get to know how we are doing, my children enjoys loughing and cracking jokes with me which really makes me feel happy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My husband works in Nairobi a d what he does is casual jobs,i stay with my children at home and whatever small we get ends up being consumed with food and other basic needs, My husband stays for long time without coming home and this makes my children get worried and lack fatherly love. Givedirectly will help us buy the dairy cows and my husband will come home and take care of them.