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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on purchasing food for the family consumption, bought a mattress since the previous one was old and used most of the amount on constructing two rental houses to get money at the end of every month.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I was able to pay fees and I am nolonger stressed up that my children would be sent away because of the arrears, I sleep in a comfortable place because of the new mattress that I bought and I am also hopeful that in a few months time I would be able get rent from the rental houses built using the third transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was coming to our village to talk to us about the organization and uplifting the living standards of many people who were able to repair their houses which could not have been possible without the transfer.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of my transfer to buy iron sheets and to pay college fees for my daughter. The iron sheets is to build a bigger house than the one I am in now. I also bought mattress, and paid school fees.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My daily life is different in that I am going to get what I have always dreamed of and that is my house, it has always been in my mind but how to start has always been a problem and I thank God that it will finaly be a reality. Thank you
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to pay for my son college fee for 10000 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build a better house with my upcoming transfer.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on buying some livestock that we can later sell in the future for profit,We will also use the remaining balance to pay school fees for our two children in secondary school,one is in form one and the other is in form two.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to educate our first born child upto the college level. It has not been easy given that we do not have any other sources of income apart from farming which is in small scale.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on making ends meet.Getting basic needs for the family is challenging given that we do not have any proper source of income to help on this.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the morning when all my family members wake up healthy and happy. A healthy family means we can go about our daily activities with much zeal and focus.
