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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($499 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Having a daily income from sale of milk is going to be my most valuable achievement this years. After the corona virus outbreak, the business I used to run on selling second hand clothes in local markets here has been banned. This has made me go back to a point where I earn nothing at all. However milk production from the cow that I bought will cushion me. I am so grateful that I will still be making some money while staying at home for the next several months.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well in by teaching us well before sending these transfers. The training before we got the money helped many of us to access the money from the mobile money account smoothly. It would have been chaos had it not been for the proper way in which they taught us first.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the money I received on buying a cow. A heifer will mature fast and bring forth an offspring and pay an income from the sale of milk .In my home area, many people practice milk production and it is the main agricultural activity here. I believe that having income from this will assist me in school payment.I also bought food for the household. I finally bought clothes and paid school fees for my children.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($542 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I own a dairy cow that in the six months it shall have given birth to a calf hence the milk I will be getting in a day basis . I can proudly say will be helpful in term of ; I would no longer buy milk but rather my children shall drink milk on a daily basis from our own cow and sell the surplus to cater for my children's education . Therefore , with the cow I am able to plan for my future hence that the biggest difference in my daily life .
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I heard a message notification alert coming from my phone early in the morning . After reading through it , I was very happy to have received money from GiveDirectly because I know the money shall solve most of my main worries such as paying school fees for my children .
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 30,000 KES of my first transfer to buy a dairy cow . I intend expand my herd of livestock by rearing this cow as a future investment .The remaining amount I paid university fees for my child and now I am happy that he is in school studying like other of his colleagues .
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access_time over 4 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means clearing school fees for my three children next year, two in the university and one in secondary school. I will then use remaining money to buy one dairy cow to give me an assurance of daily income sustainability from selling milk to ensure my children never lack basic needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Coming back home every evening after having gotten at least some profit for the day from my business is what keeps me happy
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Unsustainable source of income has been the biggest challenge i face. My spouse is a teacher and i have a business of selling second hand clothes, which is nearly collapsing due to unreliable clients given that this is a village setting. My spouse now supports all our family needs which is so burdensome to him.
