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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on settling school fee arrears for my children in both secondary and primary schools. Raising these children's school fee has been a great challenge on my side as I mostly rely on donations from well wishers. Besides that, I purchased a cow that would in future multiply and fill my herd. Through this I will be able to count myself wealthy since livestock is perceived to be a sign of wealth in my community.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life has greatly improved as compared to the previous one. Today I can attest that I live a life worth remembering. I feed so well, live in a good house and dress well.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, I feel give directly has done so well above what everybody else thought of it. The trust it has built in people has never been built by any other organisation.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my second transfer on buying a dairy cow hence I feel happy since I have got a dairy cow that I had been admiring for a longer time.I paid school fees for my four children who are in primary and high school respectively . I bought building materials such as sand since I am planning to build a semi -permanent house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest differences in my daily life is that I have a dairy cow hence I feel happy as I have got a dairy cow that I had been admiring for a longer time. I am also pleased since I have paid school fees for all my four children with ease and they are now going to school.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on paying school fees for my children and buying maize
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on renovating my house, buying a cow and expanding my small business which act as my source of income
Enrolled
access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to invest our transfer on farming by buying seeds and fertilizer,part of it will help in paying school fees for our children both in secondary school and college and lastly, the remaining amount we will use to buy one dairy cow to raise.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of building our current house, we grew sugarcane which gave reasonable cash that we used to build our current house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing is on making ends meet. We're small scale farmers meaning we can't get much produce.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I take my vegetables to our local market to sell.
