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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying building materials and constructed a house. I also bought a cow which I am rearing to provide milk in future and spent the rest of the money on farming maize on my leased piece on land.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is very different because I now live in a safe house and owns a farm which will soon give me a good harvest. I am no longer worried of rains since I moved from an old leaking-roof house. Thanks to GD.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly had done well in improving the living standards of the poorest households who could not make it on my own. May they continue to reach out to other needy people in various communities.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the transfer on buying a cow which I am keeping for milk. I then bought seats because I did not have seats in my house to welcome my guests. I then leased a piece of land which I have farmed and planted with corn and millet for my own consumption. I then spent the rest of the transfer on buying food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The difference in my life is that now I graze my cow daily and it keeps me busy and I also feed well without having to beg from anyone unlike before.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent much of the first transfer on buying utensils because I did not have any, and spent the rest of the money on food
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to spend the next transfer on building an iron roofed house and buy seats to furnish it.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on iron sheets and other building materials so that I can change the roof of my house from thatch to iron sheets. I am also planning to spend the rest of my transfer on food and household items.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is setting up my own house house despite the fact that I don't have a job.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living with my children in a grass thatched house which leaks every time it rains.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am breastfeeding my young baby.
