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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
The budget of buying paraffin was high and always taking the phone to a nearby center to charge was not interesting so I bought a solar panel to help solve this issue temporarily, then I paid the school fees for my child.
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 most of the transfer to buy cupboard for me to where l can keep my utensils safe, l spent the transfer to pay school fee for my child who is in secondary school, l spent the remaining balance to buy furniture since l did not have enough furniture in my house. The remaining balance l spent to buy solar for lighting my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I was so much stress on how to pay school fee arrears for my child be now am relived. l also no long spent money to buy paraffin for light my house, l spent that money buy other this in the house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very much happy when I received the transfer from GiveDirectly and thanked God for remembering me during the hard times.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to pay part of school fees for my son in secondary school who had been sent back home for school fees. I then bought a solar lamp to be used for lighting in the house and the remaining amount was spent on buying food.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am a farmer and I lack farming tools I want to equip my store with the tools and also continue with my tailoring job by adding material stock this will help me be stable and support my family well.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Am proud of my family because those who are not able to sire children are in deep depression while I can share ideas with my wife and children easily.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Am financially unstable if I plan to do something it will stand still since I can't raise some money everything you have to do money is involved in one way or the other that's why I can't even afford farm tools.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning is always the best part of the day things seems natural and I am geared to start my work,it makes me have an objective that at the end I need to account for.
