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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($475 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I have always hoped of giving my children the right education for their success hence I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my three children who are in high school and that was the happiest point of my life as a parent since all my children were going to school without being sent home for school fees. The remaining transfer also plastered the floor of my house and fixed two steel windows too.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 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 paying school fees for my two children who are in high school 16,000 KES and bought three school uniforms 600 KES.I enrolled one of my child into a college 20,000 KES since he has been staying at home not going to school after completion of his high school education due to lack of money and bought a bag of maize for my family's consumption 4,600 KES. I have started a small retail business for my wife 4,000 KES and the remaining amount I also bought shoes for my family members .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life that I can mention is GiveDirectly has given me an opportunity of educating my three children since I had lost hope of educating them due to financial constrain as they were almost becoming school dropouts and through this support that I have received from GiveDirectly has taught me a lesson that there is hope at the end of the tunnel despite the situations one is facing.
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 purchase of 2 goats as an asset (5,000 KES), and also paid partial Secondary school fee for two of our children (5,000 KES)
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money (laughs ha ha ha) was the happiest day of my life because I had received a precious yet free gift and I could meet some of my needs that had otherwise been pending due to inconsistent and low !.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest harship in life is paying secondary school fees for my children. I have three of them in secondary school.l have to apply for them government bursaries which at times they don't get.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest part of the day is in the evening when I am relaxing after finishing all the activities I planned for the day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving the money
makes me happy because I will use it to eliminate many of my financial problems. I will buy more donkeys, cattle and ploughing tools which I will use to completely change the living standards of my family.
