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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($531 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($542 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Since I received my transfers, my daily life has changed as I am nowadays busy in my shop. I have started receiving many customers due to the diversity of things I sell and this has really made my profit level to rise unlike before when I had few customers due to lack of so many items.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was in the morning as I was preparing breakfast for my family when I received two messages. Upon reading their contents, I was overjoyed as one of the messages indicated that I had received the money I had anxiously been waiting for from GiveDirectly. At that moment, I started singing happily since it came at a time when I really needed help to save my shop from collapsing. The fact that this money was also non-refundable made me more happier.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used part of my first transfers to pay school fees for my children who are in high school since the money I had would not be enough to clear the arrears they had including this term's fee. I used the remaining amount in increasing stock and buying items that I was not selling before in my shop so as to increase my profit.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My ambition has always been to make my business grow.I have not been able to achieve this because of the limitations i have regarding money.As such,i have only been running a small shop.Receiving this money means that I will be able to expand my business to meet the demands of the customers it serves
What is the happiest part of your day?
My normal day starts with preparing breakfast for my family then proceeding to my business premises.While at the shop,i get to meet and interract with people as well as share life's experiences with them.This is the happiest part of my day
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I have five orphaned children under my care.Together with my own five children,my biggest worry has always been providing for their needs like food,clothing and education expenses.My husband and I have been struggling with this for some years now.This is the biggest hardship i have faced
