We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($479 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used the cash transfer to pay school fees fro my child who was in secondary school by then. She was a student at Ringa Girls High School. The rest of the money was used to buy food for my family.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I plastered the walls and floor of my main house with sand and cement. This cost me half of the transfer and I am happy that it liberated us from excessive dust. Besides, I enrolled my daughter in a secondary school with the rest of the transfers and this has elevated her spirit to study.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life that I have encountered after receiving transfers from Give Directly is the better lighting source I have acquired. Initially, we used to light with paraffin but today, we have changed to solar panel which is a perpetual source of light-we spend nothing to light and therefore save on paraffin.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent a good part of my first transfer on a solar panel, lighting with paraffin was too expensive to afford. The rest of the money went to rice irrigation scheme.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am having a daughter in a high school and therefore I expect my upcoming second transfer to liberate me from the burden of school fees. The rest will help me accomplish constructing my main house that my husband died and left half-way.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer to pay school fees for my children, one of whom is in high school. I am also planning to spend my transfer on sand and cement in order to renovate my house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is paying school fees for my son who is going to complete high school later this year.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in is the lack of money to clear the fee arrears that my children have in school. One of them is right here at home with me, having been sent away from school because I haven't paid his fees in full.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am performing domestic chores around the house.
