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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($497 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
My third transfer was used to buy items that were used in the preparation of my traditional marriage ceremony. We bought 2 cows,1 goat and other foodstuff.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 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 buying cement and sand that I used to plaster my floor. I used to frequently be infested with lice because of the dust. I also paid school fees for my son in secondary school using part of the transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my son has been able to stay in school without being sent home for fees. Previously he could be sent home and over stay out of school for a longtime before I get the money. I am thankful as I also no longer get infested with the lice as my floor is cemented.
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 the larger part of my first transfer on buying a sack of maize 4600 KES and other edible food stuffs 2700 KES. I also bought a goat 2700 KES.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was in my house on that early morning wondering where I will get money to provide food for my family on that day, after some time a messaged from GiveDirectly poped on my phone verifying to me that I had received the money.upon seeing the message, I felt very happy since I knew that my family was going to have nice and enough meals from that day henceforth.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have three children in secondary school and I find it so difficult to keep them in school due to the huge amount of school fees I am required to pay for them yet I only run a small business of selling fish and the proceeds are not that good.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is in the afternoon after I am done with the day's duty and having a rest.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel so good that I will be receiving the money because I started a project of building a house for my family and it is halfway finished due to limited of resources and other competing interests, the transfer will be of great help in ensuring I finish this and also do other projects.
