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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 spent my third transfer on purchasing fishing nets for my spouse to facilitate his fishing activities. Previously he relied on the neighbors nets who would in most occasions deny him the use of his nets. This brought us a lot of challenges as generating daily income for the family could not be accomplished.
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 transfers in that, my spouse no longer borrows nets from our jealous neighbors who would always pray for failure on our side.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly works well by initiating projects in different parts of the nation and ensuring that such projects are implemented, something that is very contrary to other organisations which has worked in my village before.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
Most of second transfer I spent to building materials for my new house. The house I was living in was small and congested with no windows and iron sheet door which was not secure and comfortable, I also bought food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I use to live in a small house which was not comfortable for the whole family but now I live in a big house, with steel door to enhance our security and window to facilitate fresh air in the house
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 my first cash transfer to purchase 17 pieces of iron sheet worth 9350 KES and 400 KES for transportation.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming cash transfer to build a bigger house and to buy a boat for business purposes.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to build a new house because my house is very small to accommodate my family. Finally l would wish to open up a business to generate income to support my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that we have struggled to build our own house though very small.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack any source of income to support my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest of the day is in the morning when all my children are able to go to school without being sent home for school fees.
