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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent 150000 KES of my third transfer on installing electricity in my home. I used 5000 KES in ploughing, I paid school fee of 12000 KES, paid a debt of 3000 KES and used the rest of the money on buying food.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that I now have electricity in my home. I no-longer have to budget for buying paraffin daily for lighting and I also charge my phone without any challenges.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Gd does well by giving us cash and letting us decide on what to spend it on. This has enabled us improve our living standards.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to to buy Iron sheets that I used to construct a new house. My old house was leaking and almost collapsing. I used to panic a lot as it could collapse anytime. GiveDirectly just arrived on time to save me. I also bought school uniforms for my children who now dress so neat when they are leaving for school. Using the remaining amount,I bought food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children go to school neatly dressed and when they get back home,they find something to eat.
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 on buying building materials (iron sheets,timber and roof nails) , I am planning to use the materials on building a new bigger house for my family since the current one is smaller and the roof is so weak that it can easily be blown away by strong wind.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on adding more building materials and starting the building process.If i would have some money left after the completion of my new house that i will pay it on school fees for my children.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to to use part of the transfer in buying building materials and build a new house since my current house is too small to fit my bigger family.The rest i will use in taking my son who drop out of school in form three back to school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I tried and educated my son upto form three but unfortunately he dropped out of school due to lack of school fees.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest challenge is that my son dropped out of school and I am unable to take him back to school because I do not have money or any source of income.My other challenge is that I have food shortage in my house because I did not harvest well in the last season due to drought.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when I set up to go to work.
