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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($475 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 two children who are in college and high school respectively and I can say GiveDirectly has shaded part of my burdern of paying school fees since my children have not been sent home for school fees for a while . I also cemented my house with part of the money.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second on plastering my house. I also paid school fees and bought maize for my children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a good and strong house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 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 payment of Secondary school fee balance (6,000 KES) for my child and a bag of dry corn (4,000 KES) for home consumption because our stock had almost run out.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money, I initially felt as if I was dreaming because in reality, 10,000 KES is too much money that one can get for free only once in a lifetime. I recovered anyway and went immediately to withdraw and pay school fee balance for my child.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have is paying school fees for my son and fending for my family at the same time.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is always in the evening after finishing my daily work.I usually spend it with my family discussing how the day was and also plan for the next day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that my son who is now at home due to lack of school fees will go back to school.It also means that I will build a new house.
