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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($476 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent 40,000 purchase a piece of land for farming. The remaining balance I spent on household expenses.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 20000 Kes of my second transfer on buying a sola panel+battery+inverter+connecting wires. I also bought a wall unit @8000 Kes and a hoofer @7000 Kes. With the rest of the money, I bought some clothes, did shopping of some household items and bought some food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that MU children are able to study easily using the solar, I no longer buy paraffin. This I believe will eventually lead to their improvement on grades because their is no day they miss doing their homework because of lack of paraffin. It will also improve my family health wise because solar is a cleaner and safer source of energy, unlike paraffin.
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?
I spent my transfer on buying clothes and a mattress and other little house items at 6,000 KES, I then used the rest of the cash on my daily foods.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy when I received the transfer ans was very humbled with the kind of heart that GiveDirectly inventors have.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is, getting food to eat, because I don't have a reliable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoons, when I'm selling charcoal.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel very happy, because firstly, I plan to use the money to build a house, since this one is in a bad condition. Secondly, I plan to the remaining amount to buy furniture, beddings and utensils.
