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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer to buy sand, murram which am planning to use in building my house. I spent some amount to buy pesticides for my tomatoes, some amount I spent to buy food and the remaining amount, I spent to hire laborers to weed my farm.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that, I am soon harvesting and getting capital which could enable me to build my house and also I have enough food for my family. This would not have been possible without the transfer
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly is not corrupt and keeps their promises. I have not seen anything that GD did not do well.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of my transfer to buy iron sheets, timber and nails which I have used to build a new house which is bigger and more comfortable than the one I was living in. I also spent some amount on land cultivation in preparation for planting.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that, I now live in a bigger house with my family and also I will not till my lands using my hands as I have tilled using a tractor. Thank you GD.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first cash transfer on buying 1 sac of maize for food security, 1 sac of fertilizers for doing top dressing in my tomatoes project, seeds for tomatoes and vegetables and kept 1000 KES for any emergency that may arise.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my second cash transfer on building a house because my current house is too small and can't accommodate every member of my family. The remaining amount I'll spend on my agribusiness project.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to expand on farming to increase food security for my family. Finally l would wish to expand my house because of the growing number of family and also need privacy since my children are growing up
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Through farming l have been able to build our own house since we used to stay in a grass thatched house. Secondly we have also managed to buy water pump which has helped us in farming and those are my proudest achievements.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Being that we full depends on farming and the climatic condition was not favorable for crops leading to poor harvest getting food has been the biggest hardship in life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is when working in my farm with my family hoping to get good harvest.
