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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 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 purchasing food for the family consumption, invested part of it on my ongoing shop business and spent most of the amount on paying fees for my bright child who has joined a good high school.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I am stressed free since I managed to take my bright child to a good high school which could have been hectic since she passed well and the only way that I could have opted for if I had not received the transfer was taking her to a day school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well is by giving out unconditional cash transfers which are non refundable, hence not worried when using the money.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
From my second transfer, I spent 20,000 KES to pay school fees, spent 20,000 KES to restock my retail shop, and the remaining 10,000 KES, I spent to buy poultry for my new poultry keeping business.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that, I cleared school fees for this year, my retail shop business has picked up and also have started a new poultry keeping business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my transfer to pay secondary school fees for my child KES 4000 and stocked my shop KES 5800.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to pay secondary school fees, rear chicken - local layers and plant onions and tomatoes to diversify my income.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use my transfer on my two children who are joining high school next year. I also plan to invest in horticultural farming so as to increase my level of income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have struggled to educate my children. I am happy that my daughter is currently in form two.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in life is financial distress because my spouse does not have a reliable source of income and I operate a small business which does not help much because of the burden of school fee.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when my family wake up healthy and I am also able to go to work to earn some income.
