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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($473 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the whole of the last transfer to build house since l did not have a house l was staying in a rental house which was very expensive.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I never had a piece of land where to build my home and therefore I was staying in a rental house which was very expensive despite being jobless. So when Give Directly sent my second transfer, I bought a piece of land with the whole amount and I am just waiting to build and moved into it. I will move out of a rental house where I have been staying in with much stress for the last 20 years.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I can now talk of land that I own as an asset. I can sell the land at a profit or build my home and move out of a rental house in the near future. Before then, I lived in abject poverty and therefore I never had any assets to count on for instance, I have stayed in a rental house for the last 20 years with no progress or success.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent most of my first transfer to pay school fees for my child who is in primary school because I did not want him to be sent home for school fees. The remaining amount I spent to my rent and the remaining amount I spent to buy food for my family
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money I was very happy because I was going to pay for my child a whole year's school fees and he will not be sent home from school like always
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Bringing up my children single handedly since I separated with my husband has been the biggest challenge for me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the morning when I wake up. I see this as another opportunity to work hard and make my life and that of my family better
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will be able to build a house for my family. For a long period I have stayed in a rented house and this denies me the opportunity to interract with my extended family members.
