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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($466 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
In my communities widows like me are always looked down upon and someone giving them help is a miracle hence I felt like carry out a constructive activities that would help my family more ,from the second transfer I planted maize and beans of which I recently harvested with part of the third transfer 10,000 KES and now I have 19 bags of maize and a bag of beans from the yields. Now I am assured of three meals in a day which before the transfer having such was just a luxury in my house.I built a slab for the toilet I had dung before and expanding my house into a spacious four roomed house which accommodates my family members comfortably.I also added stock onto my tailoring business which gives me a manageable daily income to provide for my family's basic needs.
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 my second transfer on constructing a pit latrine which I had lacked for so long. I felt some risk of falling a victim of cholera due to continuous use of bushes as latrines since all the feces would be washed and drained into the nearby stream where we fetched water for home consumption. The remaining portion of this transfer helped me boost my tailoring business which had collapsed due to shortage of operational funds.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference I have experienced in my daily life is that I no longer suffer from consumption of polluted water neither do I use bushes as a latrine. My home environment has become so clean and conducive for living.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first transfer on hiring a piece of land to increase production of food, I also bought one bag of maize for my family and spent what remain on buying daily food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy because that money boosted some of my project that I started sometime back.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is raising children single handedly without any support from anybody and without any work at hand. Putting food on the table has been a big challege.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is when am with my children taking food.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It is a breakthrough to my life,I have been living in poverty for the last 11 years since my husband died and I have been struggling to raise my children. With the help of Give Directly I will be able to start a small business of tailoring and support my children with their Education and upkeep.
