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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I invested a larger portion of the transfer in farming activities. I'm still having some 10,000 KES at hand which I'm planning to invest in fish business.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is differenct in the sense that I earn good income from the poultry business I commenced. Besides, my child is pursuing his high school education after paying him fee with the money I got from GD and poultry proceeds. This shade a lot of hope in me that he will one day uplift our lives after finishing his education and earn some employmet.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
What GD does well is uplifting lives of the poor. I haven't realized what they doesn't do well.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on paying school fee for my son who join high school so that he is not sent home due to fee arrears. I also spent part of the transfer on starting a grocery business so as to get income to feed and provide for my family and the remaining cash I spent on cultivating potatoes not only for the domestic purpose but also for commercial purpose hence income to feed and provide for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is my businesses which engaged me daily and also the source of income to feed my family. I'm very grateful to GD.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying 2 sheep worth 6000 KES, food worth 3500 KES and paying school fees with 500 KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to renovate my house and buy a cow with my upcoming transfer
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer on changing the current roof of our house since it is old and leaks during rainy seasons, secondly we intend to pay school fees for our child who will be joining secondary school next year.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to build our current house, used to live in a very small house.We also managed to save money and bought a cross breed cow which is giving us milk for sale and personal use.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we face currently is on paying school fees for our children and on making ends meet since we fully depend on farming which in some cases is not sustainable.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I'm in my farm cultivating.
