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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($496 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on cementing the external walls of my house and fixed three widows too , now I no longer incur the expense of frequently smearing my previous mud house . I also built a kitchen .
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building a 3-room tin-roofed house (44,000 KES). I also bought seat cushions (6,000 KES) that I badly needed.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that before GD came into our lives, we lived in a grass-thatched that leaked, but currently we are living in a new and decent semi-permanent house.Thank you very much GD for giving us that opportunity.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
When I received my first transfer, I spent it on food and school uniforms for my 3 children in a primary school. In fact, this money reached us at the right when we needed it. We were facing acute food shortage and besides this, education of my children was a major concern too since they couldn't be allowed to stay in school with tattered uniforms.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt very surprised. This is something that we thought couldn't reach us since many people had a lot of different opinions about it-some saying that Give Directly wouldn't give money since they were just tantalizing us.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that currently my income is very low and at times I can go a day without pay and when I reach home am not able to provide food for my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I go to do casual work and I get paid in the evening. This makes me happy as I will be able to buy food for the family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money makes me to be very happy as my life is going to change for the better as I will be able to afford cement that I will use to plaster my house and also start a business of selling groceries like tomatoes and kales.
