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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 am planning to construct a semi-permanent house of 18 iron sheets and I have bought them (iron sheets) already with my third transfer. I can't wait to see the house complete by August this year since my current house is just daunting-it is a tiny grass-thatched house that can't allow us live more comfortably since it is leaky and poorly ventilated.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life has changed a lot. I never had any source of income but currently we have one. We run a taxi business with a motorcycle that we bought with the transfer and therefore affording our basic needs is no longer such a big challenge. Besides this, I have acquired more wealth ranging from cows, goats and sheep and therefore I am no longer vulnerable to financial difficulties. And therefore if it were not transfers from Give Directly, I wouldn't have achieved this improved living standard.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion, what Give Directly did well was visiting everyone to evaluate their status as opposed to being biased to a few individuals however, the time duration of interaction and contact with us which was less than a year seemed to be very short.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having a source of income for the family unlike before.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the whole of my second transfer on buying a motorcycle which is our major source of income as my husband uses it to transport people and goods from one place to the other at a fee.
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 the first transfer on buying a mattress 3,000KES, a bed 4,000KES ,a goat 1,200KES and food for my family1,200KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend the upcoming transfer on buying a second hand motorcycle for transportation usage to get income because at the moment the source of income is from my husband who transports goods by using a cart and its too little hence it can not feed and cloth the family.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to build a house because I am homeless, purchase land for farming and start rearing livestock so as to have a stable source of income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have a family and I am a dedicated wife and mother.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in life is that am jobless and my spouse has no stable income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my husband return safe from work and he has food for us.
