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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53075 KES ($529 USD)
access_time almost 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a stable reliable source of Income. I managed to buy a dairy cow and fortunately it has started producing milk. Of which l sell some milk in our local market and some for my family consumption. Since the milk has started getting me some income, my family has never gone to bed hungry. We are able to at least meet our daily needs. I also now have enough comfortable seats to sit on, my family members no longer sit on water container any more.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give directly does not involve third party in their program, they deal with people directly. I also feel it was a very good thing to use M-pesa as away of sending money to us because it is very convenient and safer way send cash. Their stuffs were also transparent in everything they were doing, there were no any signs of corruption. I did not see what Give directly did not do well.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of the cash transfer to buy a dairy cow,I thought of buying cow because it is a long term investment that I could relay on for so long and it is also a source of income to my family. Fortunately it has started producing milk, that I am selling some to the community and some for my family consumption and making profit. Since the milk has started getting me some income, my family has never gone to bed hungry. We are able to at least meet our daily needs, as compared to before when I was depending on farming alone to sustain my family which sometimes I could not even get enough produce to sustain my family. The remaining balance I spent to buy furniture since l did not have enough seats to sit on being that I have a very large family. Some of my family members would sit on water container and this was stressing me so much. Since I bought the furniture the whole family happy being that they have something comfortable to sit on.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($547 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference is that I built a new spacious house as we only had one house before we got the transfer. After completion we shall have a better shelter.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I got the money from GD I was so happy as it came the right time when my child had been sent home for fees and had no otherwise to get money.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
The money which Give Directly sent me I spent to built a house and a maize store. I spent part of it to pay school fees for my children who are in school.
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access_time over 6 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that i have faced is inability to provide for my family's basic needs since my husband and I don't have a stable source of income to rely on.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after finishing my work in the farm.I manage to relax with my young children as i tell them stories that make us to laugh a lot.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means the start of a brighter future for my family.I will pay my children's school fees, buy livestock and also build a much better house for my family since the current one is less spacious.