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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on paying school fee for my daughter who was almost dropping out of school due to huge fee arrears which could not allow her in school. Besides that, I purchased enough food stuff for my family which had suffered from hunger for a very long period of time.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been without the transfer because through the transfer, I have managed to tap water in my home as opposed to before when I relied on stream water which was several miles away.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly has done well in sending us direct cash transfer that doesn't involve third parties.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of the transfer to pay school fee arrears for my three children who are in secondary school after they were sent home for school fee. I also spent the transfer to connect water at my home from the main source. The remaining balance l spent to dig and build a pit-latrine.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I can now asses water easily and also sell it to the community to get my daily income.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 7000 KES of my first transfer on paying school fees for my child since the term was beginning and I had no other cash to pay for her. I then used the balance to pay labor for digging my pit latrine, which I plan to complete when I receive the second transfer.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I was so excited because I was worried about my child's school fees since I had no cash at the moment to pay her fees for the term.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
The first transfer,I plan to build a toilet,we have to use the one in the neighbouring church because we do not have ours.Part of the first transfer,I will use in channeling water to my place because we have a problem of getting water in this place.
The remaining transfer I would like to build a brick house and part of it to pay school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I was left a widow long time ago but have managed to work hard fending for my children.This is my proudest achievement because I have managed to take care of them with the little I have.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest challenge currently is lack of school fees for my children in secondary school because I have no proper source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest time of my day is when having a meal with my children.It makes me happy because they are not going to spend hungry.
