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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent a portion of the last transfer on a set of sofa to replace the torn and outdated seats that I owned before. With the expansion of my house with the previous transfer, I felt the seats too needed to be changed to match the newly renovated house. There were also more household items that I still lacked and could not afford acquiring them on my own. I therefore purchased some stuffs such as proper bedding, kitchenware and clothing. Honestly speaking, the transfer has really opened my eyes and can confidently say that there is no other organisation to compare Give Directly with.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the whole amount to buy building materials that i used to expand my current house and construct a kitchen.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The difference in my life is that my house is now plastered and bigger,i have a kitchen that i never used to have before.
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 used ksh 3,000 to buy bed ksh ,3,000 on ironsheet ,ksh 2OOO i pay school fees, and ksh 2000 i spend on food
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planing to built a house(simba) for my son,pay his school fee and to repair my house.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my child who is in secondary school, I will spend part of the transfer on renovating my house and buy furniture for my house. I will also spend part of the transfer on buying clothes for my children and buy food for my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that I have been able to build a house that I now stay in using cash that I had been saving from the casual jobs that I was doing.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I mainly depend on casual jobs and as I am getting old, this becomes a challenge for me as this requires a lot of energy of which I am losing with age.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go out in the morning to look for a casual job which may include ploughing other people's farm and I get paid in the evening when the job is done.
