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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 the transfer on rentaing farms 20000 KES, farming 7000 KES, seedlings 2225 KES and still keeping the balance for weeding purpose.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Give direct has enabled us own good things and even earn respect that we did not have or could have not even had in our villages.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly to keep up the good work for now the village is looking good because of give direct.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on enrolling my child to a high school and I am happy to see her go to school as she quench the hunger of education. I bought a steel door and two steel windows hence the security of my properties are enhanced . I bought six goats and some building materials such as 20 pieces of iron sheets. I also bought one bag of maize.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have my own livestock which I did not have before and at the moment I am rearing them comfortably .I have also cultivated my farm and now I am assured of enough food to feed my family for sustenance.I am thankful to GiveDirectly for uplifting my living standards..
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 to buy corn for my family consumption.I also spent part of the transfer to plough my one acre farm for veges for sale to improve my income.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I have a daughter who is joining high school next year,so i will use part of the transfer to pay her fees. I will also spend part of the transfer to expand my farming.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, we are planning to spend the first part of the transfer to buy four bulls that would help me to plough our farm in time. Secondly, we plan to spend another part of the transfer to pay school fees for our child who will be joining form one next year. Lastly, we intend to use the remaining amount to build another house because this one is smaller.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is that, through rice farming, I managed to save some money which I used to buy four bulls that really helped me in ploughing my farm in time. This enabled me to provide for the basic needs of my family. But I ended up selling all of them to pay for my hospital bill when I became sick.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have is getting food on a daily basis for my family to eat because of unreliable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am relaxing at home after the day's activities.
