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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the third transfer to buy furniture since l did not have anything to sit on, I also spent the transfer to buy two cow-bulls for farming.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that, I could not have manage to buy so many cows that l have done and for that reason l no longer spent my money to hire other people with cows to work on my farm.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly was free and fair in their process, they were not corrupt at all.
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 buying 2 oxen (amounting to more than half my transfer)that will be very useful during ploughing seasons,i also spent a good amount of money on paying school fees and spent the rest of the money on buying school uniforms and food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having bought the two oxen,i will not have to pay for any ploughing services again(i will save the money i would have used).
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 a mattress worth 3500 KES, cusion worth 2000 KES, maize worth 3200 KES and a blanket worth 1000 KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to start a business, do farming and pay school fees with my upcoming transfer
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to buy three oxen for ploughing my farm to improve on production. Finally l would like to use the rest of the money to open up a business to substitute farming.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that l used not to have my own house but through struggling l have managed to build my own house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is low source of income to achieve my goals.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when working in my farm and seeing some hopes that the crops will do well.
