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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying cattle for rearing as I did not have any. I also bought them as they will act as my assets. I also bought some chicken and started poultry keeping. As we speak I have a lot of chicken and I am planning to expand it soon. The remaining I spent paying school fees for my two children in secondary school.
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 expanded my irrigation after realizing that my effort was not baring any fruit, I was working a lot and earning less and therefore as a rice farmer, I invested most part of my second transfer in large scale irrigation farming that I expect to earn me handsomely. And I used the remaining part of the money for buying 20 iron sheets that I will use to construct a better house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life since I started receiving transfers from Give Directly is that I have made a step in my life, as a farmer I have moved from small scale to large scale rice farming and I expect this to translate to my income before the year ends.
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 cash transfer on buying 8 iron sheets 4,840 KES, poles 3,800 KES,labor charge 800 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to buy farm inputs and to extend my house.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to do better farming to increase productivity. Secondly l would wish to open a poultry farming to generate more income. Lastly l would like to build a iron roofed house because my house is leaking.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that l struggled to build my own home.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack of capital to do better farming.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is when working in my rice farm hopping to get good harvest.
