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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the third transfer plaster and paint my house since it has been my dream of staying in a nice plastered house. l also spent the remaining balance to pay school fee for two children who are in secondary school.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that, I could not have manage to pay school fee for my children and so they could be still at home because of school fee arrears.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give Directly is the only NGOs that Gives people enough money that can change someones life.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received the second transfer, I used a total of 41000 KES to fix a barbed wire fence around my home. I used the balance to pay school fees and buy foodstuffs for my family since the last harvest was poor due to drought.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a fenced compound, so the stress of losing items to animals is not there any more.
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 doing wiring, buying clothes, shoes and I also bought food
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on fencing my home, paying school fees for my children, building a new kitchen and also buy cattle
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying cereals, with the purpose of starting a cereals trading business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is building our house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is lack of money to cover every day living expenses, because I don't have a steady source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning, when the other kids have gone to school and I am at home with our youngest baby.
