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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used a larger portion of the transfer to cement both walls and floor. I purchased some nice chairs. I also bought some poultry.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that I now have a descent house which is also easy to clean because I managed to cement both walls and floor.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
What GD does well is that it doesn't demand any fee for consideration. GD does everything well and it is highly connected to the village.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I have bought building materials; a lorry of sand, 17 bags of cement, a steel door and 2 steel windows. The plastering and renovation of my main house is currently underway and it will be my pleasure to live in a better environment that I have been craving for.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Currently, we live a better life. I feed my household members better without missing food and again, I have been able to keep them in school as well. That is how my life is different in a daily basis.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($96 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on two bags of dry maize for food (6,000 KES) and school uniform and books for our children (3,500 KES)
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money, I felt extremely relieved of stress, and overjoyed since for some time my children had not been having enough to eat , and in addition they had been going to school in tattered uniform and bare feet since neither my husband nor I have a reliable source of income.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly,we would like to use the transfer on starting a business of selling second hand clothes to increase our income. Secondly,we intend to use the transfer on renovating our house by plastering the walls and floor with cement because they are in a poor state. Lastly , we will use the remaining amount in buying two bulls to assist us in ploughing.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is owing our current house. Initially,we were living in a very tiny house made of only four iron sheets. The house was small for our big family. Out of casual jobs we were doing ,we did some savings and built our current house.We feel happy because we now live in a better house made of twenty six iron sheets.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our biggest hardship in life is that our crops did not do well this year. Our level of income is low. We use alot of money to buy food the family.Casual jobs are also not easily available.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when working in my farm. I like weeding cassava crops.
