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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($471 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the whole of the last transfer to buy motorcycle as my source of income, so my spouse is using to ferry people from one place to another and get our daily income.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent a larger amount of my transfers to buys a cow and 2 sheep as an investment.I also bought cushions for my seats and now visitors can seat comfortably. Lastly,my family was relieved of the burden of ploughing two acres of land as I able to hire an ox plough to plough my land in the shortest time perio a record of a day.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly does well by keeping their promise for sending transfers directly to an individual.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have made a big stride in my life as I was able to hire an ox plough to plough my land in a day.This relieved my family the burden of ploughing with their hands which was very tiring.
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 lost my father during the period when we received the first transfer, thus I used 5000 KES from my transfer to cater for funeral expenses. I usd the rest of the money to pay deposit for a sofa set for my house because we did not have proper seats.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy the moment I received my money because it was a confirmation that Give Directly was genuine and would support us out of poverty.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Paying school fees for my children is the biggest hardship I'm facing in life having no income generating activity that runs anywhere.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Mornings are my happiest part of the day because this is when I've safely woken up from the sleep with all my family members .
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a lot in my life,my children have been going through stress to be in school due to lack of school fee and I want to believe that with the money at hand all these will be a gone case.
