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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($526 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If I could not have received the money I could not have managed to buy cow, but now I am a very happy because I now have my own cow where I will be getting milk from and so i will not spent money to buy milk from my neighbors as I am doing
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion give directly did a very good think by giving people mobile phone because people like us have been longing to have a phone but we could not afford. They were also true to their words because they gave us money as they had promised.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of the transfer to buy solar system for lighting my house because I have been admiring houses with electricity and solar, being that I could not afford to connect electricity I decided to buy solar. Connecting solar has enabled my children carryout their studies with ease compared to when they were using tin lump which was affecting their eyes and they were also experiencing frequent flue because of the smoke from the tin lump.It was also very expensive to buy paraffin each and every time. The tin lump had so many challenges making it inconvenient because sometimes it run out of parrafin while they were still studying. I also spent the transfer to buy two dairy cows as my future investment. I thought of buying dairy cow as a way of investment since I am planning to sell the calve after the reproduction and spend the money to pay school fee for my children . I will also get milk from it for my consumption and also sell some to the near by market and save the money for my children. Since my children are still very young, they are in primary school and very soon they will be joining secondary school and this will help me pay their fee with ease. The remaining balance I spent to buy furniture since I did not have enough furniture to seat on mostly when I have visitors.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($536 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that l am now staying in a very nice spacious comfortable house where l do not need to squeeze myself with my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment l received the transfer l was very happy that l could not even wast a day, we planed with my spouse on want we want to buy and did it immediately.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent most of the transfer to build a spacious comfortable house since l was staying in a very small house which could not accommodate me with my family.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will enable me build a new spacious house that will more comfortable for my family members. I will also use it to buy cattle and start dairy farming.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at midmorning while working as a casual laborer. It gives me hope of having a meal at the end of the day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in life is that I do not have a good source of income that can enable me feed my family to my satisfaction. Most of the time we go to bed on an empty stomach due to lack of food.
