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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on paying fees for my child who is in high school, bought goats that I would later sell the offspring to pay fees for my children and plastered the outside part of my house. I also bought food for the family consumption and spent the larger percentage of the transfer on purchasing a solar lantern to avoid buying paraffin everytime.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that, I live in a decent house renovated using the transfers and I don't think about purchasing paraffin everytime because I managed to buy a solar lantern which has been of help in terms of lighting at night.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was being fair to everyone hence enrolling anybody who was willing to participate in the program.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on renovating my house 50000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that of renovating my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I bought two windows for 5000 KES, shoes for my husband 2000 KES, school fees and uniforms and food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to buy a steel door and repair my house with the upcoming lumpsum payment.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer in cementing our current house fully,Digging of of pit latrine and lastly we intend to fence the compound using wire mesh to prevent livestock from destroying our plants.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are proudest of is having been able to build our current house,we used to live in a very small house that was very uncomfortable given the size of our family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on making ends meet..The plants are not doing very well hence the produce can only last for a short period of time.We are therefore forced to look for other casual jobs around to keep going.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the morning when I weed my farm with hopes of getting better yields come harvesting time.
