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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of my third transfer on buying an oxen and dairy one and also two goats which I can sell late on and use the money to pay school fees for my children. I also bought seats because I had one hence I could sit on jerrycans when I had more than one visitor and the rest went on food that we ate as a family.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I enrolled my son in a motor vehicle mechanical college. The future of my child was deteriorating and therefore to curb this, I had to enroll him in a college. I believe that his future will be bright courtesy of Give Directly.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now living peacefully in my home. Initially, my son who had dropped out of primary school was giving me a sleepless night since his future was a major concern to me but I never had an alternative for him or means of empowering him till Give Directly came to my rescue.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($96 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy a sack of maize, school uniforms for my three children, then used the rest to buy food and other little house items.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My entire family felt so happy because we totally nothing to feed on by that time.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Our first plan is, to use part of the transfer to enrol our son for a welding course. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to pay school fees for our child, whom we expect to join secondary school next year. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to buy two cows to pay as dowry.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Having built this our house, is the achievement we are very proud of, because we used to stay in a grass-thatched house, which used to leak when it was raining.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Providing food for our family, is the biggest hardship we have faced, because of unreliable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings, after I have earned some income from my casual work, and bought food for our family.
