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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 buying household items and a steel door. I bought household items because my wife who we are no longer with, ran away with my household items way even before GiveDirectly had come to visit me.
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 my second transfer to buy furniture and bedding so that my family can live and sleep comfortably.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the ability to feed and provide for my family from the transfer and the furniture and bedding I bought which now enables my family to live comfortably.
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 the whole of the first transfer on buying a bed and a mattress.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend the upcoming transfer on buying furniture because even I do not have even a single chair in my house. I'm also planing to buy sheep and a cow that I can sell in future in case I'll be faced with financial challenge.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to buy household items for my house. Secondly l would wish to open up a business to generate income to have a source of income . Finally l would like to do farming in order to increase productivity.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that l have struggled and bought a cow which l used to pay dowry to my late wife.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is the nature of my work since I am now growing old and sickling and in the lake the whole night is becoming a big challenge.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when working in my farm.
