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Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time 2 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy the moment we received money from GiveDirectly. I knew the stress that I had lived with for a long time after my husband passed was going to be a thing of the past. I felt very happy and shared the information with my children who celebrated the good news with me.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
I am now living a stress free life and that is the most important thing to us as a family. One thing that was eating up my mind was the debts owed to us by the people who had helped us while we were seeking medication. I could have sleepless nights thinking of where I would get the money and be able to pay back but I thank God that GiveDirectly enabled me to do so. I feel so much indebted to GiveDirectly.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
My son and I used KES 30000 to clear debts owed to us by a neighbor. When my husband was sick, we got to borrow money to take him to hospital and unfortunately he passed on. We were left with this huge debt and we had no source of livelihood that would give us such huge amount of money. This had given me sleepless nights as I always thought whoever had loaned us could come for their money and force us to sell the smallest piece of land that we had. I am now happy and free that we finally got to pay him and we have our peace back. The remaining amount of KES 20000 was used to buy building materials. We plan to use the remaining amount that is yet to be sent to buy other building materials and build a better house for myself. The current house that I am staying in is too small and would not even allow me to host my own children when they visit. I look forward to building a better house and I am thus grateful for the progress so far.
Enrolled
access_time almost 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
For along time I have wanted to have many cattle as I used to , most of my cattle approximately twenty four cows were paid of as dowry for my two sons.I, therefore, want to buy at least two dairy cows worth sh 60,000. The milk they produce and the young ones will sustain me in terms of food and nutrition and also I shall be selling the calves to gather for household needs. I also want to build a modern house because the current house I live in is small and smoky. The smoke has affected my eyes a lot, building the new house will therefore help me since I can only be cooking in the kitchen and spend most of my time in the other house .
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning , after sunrise is always the happiest part of my day.This is because I know I have seen yet another day and I am able to interact and share ideas with other people in the community , especially my daughters-in-law and my grand children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Hunger is the biggest challenge I have ever faced .2017 for instance, was a year where we slept hungry for several days because of drought.My cattle could not produce enough milk and hence we could just live on a cup of tea for lunch and may be at super have a cup of tea and a sweet potato.
