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Musa
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Small business
faceAge:
46
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53075 KES ($524 USD)
access_time 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
The biggest difference in my life is that I am no longer laughing stock in the village as it was before when my son dropping out of school because of school fee. My son now has stable source of income far much better than even those who have gone to school and employed. My son is now able to support me like any other child could support his parents, he no longed depend on me as he used to do before, because he his getting enough from his workshop and at the same time from the motorcycle.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion give directly procedure of recruiting people was free and fair, their staffs were not corrupted. The process was also very secret, mostly their way of sending money which which was M-pesa was the best because it is very convenient and safe. I did not see anything that Give directly did not do well.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I have a son who dropped out of school but it is so painful to me because I wanted the best for my child and I thought I was to do so through educating him, unfortunately he said he did not want to go back to school. I thought of how I could help my son and so when I got the money I spent part of it to pay for my son technical training where he is mechanics. It is very fortunate that he is now well trained and he is able to repair motorcycles and get money for his up keep. I also decided to buy for him a second hand motorcycle which he can also operate when he is not doing his work of repairing the motorcycle and through his motorcycle he is also able to get more money to support his family. The remaining balance I spent to expand my business of selling second hand metals. My business was almost going down because my expenditures were more than the profit l was getting from the business thereby ending up using all the capital plus the profit that I even ended up borrowing loans, which was more harm than good. Since I spent the money to boost it, the business is now doing very well and I am getting more profit. I am using the profit l get from the business as my income in which I am using to cater for my family needs and I no longer interfear with the capital for my business.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($546 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference is that I am currently farming and I have been able to buy a few livestock.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so exited upon receiving the transfer. I have never received such amount of money in my life.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my transfer in farming. I had land but could not farm because of lack of resources. So I was given an opportunity to farm upon receiving the transfer.
 
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access_time almost 6 years ago
 
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I am going to pay fees for my children in school and revive my business of selling utensils.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when talking to my customers. At this time I know that I am going to make good sales.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to buy fertilizer, seeds and pay labor for farming. This has made me to be food insecure for the whole year.