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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I paid school fees and started a business of selling second-hand cloth with the my third transfer.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I received my second transfer at the moment when my 2 children had been sent home for school fees and therefore I had to clear for them arrears worth 30000 KES-It was such a great relief. Again, I spent the rest on a solar panel. Currently, I light with solar endlessly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I live more peacefully. This is after clearing school fees for my children in a secondary school, which was really giving me a lot of stress before then- I never had money to sustain their education and therefore I am sincerely grateful to Give Directly for their intervention.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 6000 Kes of my first transfer on paying my child's school fees and spent the rest on buying food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the transfer, I felt excited and the stress that I had went down because the money came when we had no food in the house and I was stressed thinking how my family would survive.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face currently is that of not being able to afford paying school fees for my children fully, as a result, they have been forced out of school to come back home for the arrears so many times.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is mostly in the evenings because it is the only time when I get to rest and bond with my family after a hard days work.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that my children will be able to continue with their education.I plan to pay for their school fees and also upgrade our lives by installing solar system to replace the lantern lamps that we have been but really irritate the eyes.
