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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I had constructed a house, but I had not fixed the windows and for a long time they were covered with polythene, So I spent part of my third transfer on buying steel and glass windows that I have fixed in my windows. Imagine, were it not for this transfer, my windows could have still had the polythene covers. People admire my house from far now. Some amount I paid school fees for my son who had just joined secondary school. I used a loan to facilitate his joining school, and I am happy I did not have to take another loan to keep him in school after I paid some money I received from GiveDirectly. The remaining amount I spent on buying utensils for my kitchen.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
"I spent my second transfer on constructing a new big house since I had small old roofed house. I also paid my children school fee,bought food and cloths for my family."
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
"The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer worry about rainy days session any more because I have a bigger iron sheet roofed house and now we are happy family."
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 spent my first cash transfer to pay school fees worth 5000 KES and used 4800 KES to carry out horticulture.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to renovate my house which is in a bad condition and to pay school fees
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on settling the fee balance for my child who is in form one, and then I will spend the rest of the transfer on cement and sand to complete my house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is the little horticultural project that I started doing recently, and of which I am hoping to get some good returns from the same.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is how I can settle the fee balance that my son has in school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am working in my horticultural farm.
