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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the transfer on buying 13 bags of cement 9100 KES, sand 7000 KES, ballast 7000 KES, labor 11000 KES, water 2100 KES and used the small balance on daily meals.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Give directly changed my family life and i received respect in the village.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give direct did a good work giving the money directly to the needy.
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 renovating my leaking roof with a colored iron sheets and bought 4 goat as my saving plan. I also bought cloths and food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have a new decent house .
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 transfer to adjust my bricked house which I had earlier started to build.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spend my upcoming transfer to buy 32 iron sheets to roof my house then use the rest to cement its floor.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on expanding our business of making doughnuts and pancakes. We are also planning to spend the rest of the transfer on paying school fees for our children, and also to buy them clothes and other essentials.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is my small business of making and selling pancakes and doughnuts to the fisher folks around the lake.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is lack of money to expand my business. I have an expansion plan but I am constrained financially.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am making doughnuts.
