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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Personally, I am not learned, so I thought my children should not be like me and when I received all my three transfers, I directed them to school fee payment for my son who, is in his second year in secondary. I cleared all the arrears I had, and paid the remaining years. As we speak, all the fees are paid for the years ahead of him that is, until he clears his secondary education. I also bought goats that are reproducing in preparation for school fees for my other child who, is in his last year in primary and will be joining secondary school. I am grateful and only pray that GiveDirectly do the same to other people like me.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on paying my son's school fee of 50000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life paying school fee,getting fee has been a big challenge since i have no income.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 7,000 KES to pay school fees and bought a bag of maize for 2,600 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to complete payment of school fees for my two children in secondary school.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on school fees because I have two children in secondary school and another one who is scheduled to join secondary school next year.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is starting my small business of selling fish at a stall in our local market.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is struggling to pay school fees for more than one child at a time. This is very burdensome to me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I have found a customer to buy my fish.
