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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
63900 KES ($629 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used the second transfer to pay school fee for my son who is in secondary school. He had a huge fee balance, so I took advantage of the money to clear the fee thus allowing him to get time for his studies.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly does well in uplifting the living standards of the needy by letting them decide on what to do with the cash they give to the needy.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is currently different from the way it would have been if I never received the money in that if it was not for GiveDirectly my son would have dropped out of school. This is because I cleared the fee balance he owed the school allowing him to continue with his studies.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
44000 KES ($424 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent most of my first transfer to pay school fees for my child who is in high school and the remaining amount, I spent to buy steel door and windows which I have fixed on my house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because my stress for school fees was solved. I was very much at peace for the first time, thank you GD for the transfer.
Enrolled
access_time almost 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack of money to pay school fees for my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
When I able to to pay school fees for my children then morning becomes my happiest part of the day when they for school.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is really going to change my life since I am planning to pay school fees for my daughter and son who are in secondary schools and currently staying home because of lack of school fees . Finally l am planning to build a kitchen to act as sleep room for my children and a place for preparing meals.
