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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
It was a plan that we had laid down even before Give Directly sent us the first transfer-we were to save all the transfers and spend on a motorcyle and start a fish shop and therefore when we received the third transfe, we had met the goal-we bought a motorcycle and opened a fish shop; my husband uses the motorcycle for a taxi business and I run the shop both of which generate for us income that sustain our household needs.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building an iron roofed house at 39,900 KES, bought a solar lamp at 7,500 KES, then added some of my money to the rest of the cash and bought a wet-cell battery.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a decent and spacious house. Am no longer buying kerosene because I have a solar lamp.
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 on buying two sacks of maize at 7,000 KES, paid 2,000 KES school fee for my four children then used the rest on food for the family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the transfer, I felt so happy as this was going to help us come out of the many nights without food.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that, currently there is drought in our area and getting food for our family is not easy as the crops that we had planted all dried up in the farm.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when we are having good food for dinner as a family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that we will be able to get out poverty as our living standard will improve from our current status.
