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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent 65,000 KES from my third transfer on a Printer with Inverter, and initiated a Walking Studio business. It happens that we topped up with 15,000 KES profit from a Retail shop business that we set up using my second transfer just a few months ago, and which has been doing consistently well. We had actually invested 25,000 KES in that shop business, but today we talk of working capital worth 50,000 KES. If things remain constant, then one year from now, my family will have made a major step even in terms of our living standard.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy building materials that I used to expand my house to the design I want and love. I also spent part of the money to buy one sack of maize for my family consumption.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my house is now smart and neat according to my the design I have always wanted. I am grateful that GiveDirectly has made me have the kind of house I have always wished for.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used a portion of the transfer to buy grains for family consumption because my family was going hungry at that moment. Apart from that, I paid my daughter in class five school fee.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I got the transfer, I became very happy. In fact it was in the morning when I was frustrated what to feed my family on for the day because I didn't have cash.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is how to go about our daily lives. I only depend my husbands business that does not meet the needs of my family. I am looking forward to starting a business to subsidise what we get from my spouse's small business of photography.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when the children are from school and they each give me reports of the day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a total change in my life and that of the entire family. I will establish a business that can help me sustain the family.
