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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on building decent spacious newly iron sheet roofed house and now I am happy since I have achieved my dream house ,before the transfer life was really staying-up the whole night at the safes point of the house when it rained as the grassed thatched roof could leak and cold could strike us through the holes of the mud cracked walls .I also paid school fees for my two daughters who are high school .Thankful to GiveDirectly for transforming my living standard positively.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 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 building materials and finally building an iron sheet roofed house that had been my long time desire,I had a grass thatched housed initially but it wasn't in a good condition. I paid school fees for my two children in secondary school so that they stay in school without any interference.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having an iron sheets roofed house like my fellow women.
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 whole of the first transfer to pay school fee for my children who are in secondary school since this what had planned to do with the first transfer.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer I was very happy because l could not believe that I would get this money
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Fees a big problem in my family, I don't have enough money to pay school fees for my children
What is the happiest part of your day?
Am happy because I have woken up and I can go look for money to help my family
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I don't have a good house and a toilet , my house is grass thatched. This money will really help me build a modern house and a toilet.
