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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($463 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on buying building materials such as a steel door,timbers and building poles since I am planning to build a decent three roomed house.As at the moment I am staying at my grandmother's house hence at time I feel uncomfortable.I bought a goat and one and half sack of maize to feed on with my family members.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different that it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I now have a driving license hence I am assured of getting a white collar job and earning monthly income for sustainance.My brother has also enrolled in high school and I am very greatful because without GiveDirectly's assistance he could have been a school dropout upto now.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion GiveDirectly did a good work on enrolling the poorest households to give unconditional cash transfer since their living standards have changed positively as this individuals have used the transfer to achieve their different goals such as building decent houses and investing on businesses too. The area that I can mention which GiveDirectly did not work on well is on giving continues awareness to various communities thus leading to misconceptions.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on?iron sheets and nails.driving school,school fees and food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a driving licence and can now look for a job profesionally.
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?
This is how I spent my first transfer: I dug and built a 15 ft latrine with 9500 KES and spent the remaining 500 KES on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I haven't enrolled in a college and therefore I will enroll in a driving school and build a semi-permanent house of 28 iron sheets.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to join a college so I will use part of the transfers to pay for my college fees. The remaining transfers will be used to buy sand, cement, timber, round poles, nails and iron roofing sheets which I will use to build a house for myself.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having worked as a casual worker in many farms during school holidays. I managed to save some money and bought quite a number of chicken which provide me with eggs. I usually eat some of the eggs and sell the surplus.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to build my own house. I currently have to live in someone's house and this is not very comfortable.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning because I wake up when I am refreshed and I have very little to worry about.
