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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($476 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the third transfer to buy building materials as l am planing to build my own house since l m staying in my brother in-law's house. The remaining balance l spent to organize funeral program for my brother who pass away.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I constructed my own house. Before then, I was a homeless person who was just accommodated by relatives and friends where I never had peace. It was arguments and quarrels all the time.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that as we talk, I live in my own house more peacefully. I built my own iron-roofed house and therefore I am no longer homeless as I used to be before then. I have realized that through Give Directly, peace is possible since I don't need to quarrel with relatives squabbling over items and sleeping places in their houses.
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 treatment for my Baby who was sick at the time (4,500 KES), 40kg of dry corn (3,000 KES) as well as a goat (2,500 KES)
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money I felt happy since I desperately needed money that time to pay for my Baby's treatment, and in fact a certain Doctor had agreed to start off the treatment on credit ,but retained my National Identity card on condition that he would only release it after I pay him the treatment fee. Thank you very much GD for bailing me out.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is how put food on the table for my family and funding their education.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when am from the lake with money from selling fish.
