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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on purchasing a bag of maize for the family consumption, paid fees for my children to settle well in school and spent the larger percentage of the amount on purchasing a second hand motorcycle that my husband uses to ferry people around to earn a living.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I don't worry anymore of the chest problems that my husband experience due to the cold at night because of fishing. I feel happy because we have our own motocycle bought using the third transfer hence getting even more income than the fishing business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly did a good job since they did not discriminate anyone in my community.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
From my second transfer, I spent 15,000 KES to buy 20 bags of cement, spent 10,000 KES to pay laborers building my house, bought iron sheets at 7,000 KES, bought 1 cow at 15,000 KES, bought 1 sack of maize at 2,000 KESand the remaining 300 KES was spent to buy food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have renovated my house, have a kitchen where my children sleep at night.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my token to buy a mattress KES 4500, a bed KES 3000, school uniforms for my 4 children KES 2000 and food KES 400.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to expand and plaster my house with my upcoming lump-sum payment.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying school uniform for my children using the first transfer, I will spend the second transfer on buying cement so that I can plaster my house and the final transfer I will spend on buying four bulls that I can use in ploughing my farm.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to bit four cows using cash that we had saved from our casual jobs which included ploughing other people's farms.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting food to feed our family is a challenge as our income is very low.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go out in the morning to do casual work and I get paid. This makes me happy as I am able to support my family.
