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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my children in secondary, one has since completed with all her arrears cleared. Some of the money I spent on buying a heifer that I am rearing. I hope that GiveDirectly will continue helping the needy like me.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building an iron roofed house then paid 10,000 KES school fee for my two children in high school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer feel ashamed when my visitors come as before because I now have a decent house. I also don't experience stress due to school fee for my children as before.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy seven iron sheets that i will use to build a more spacious house. I used part of the transfer to buy school items for my children in secondary school.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to pay school fees for my children, build a more spacious house that can accommodate my family using the upcoming transfer.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, we plan to use part of the transfer to pay school fees for our daughter, who is in secondary school in form three, and our son whom we expect to join secondary school next year. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to build a bigger house, because this one is small. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to buy a cow as an investment for our family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are proudest of is, being able to enrol our daughter, who is now in form three, in a secondary school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Paying school fees for our daughter in a secondary school, is the biggest hardship we have faced.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evenings, is the happiest part of my day, when I am together with my children as they narrate to me the events of the day.
