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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($468 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Yes, I do and it Is already in place. I manage to buy a motorcycle at Kes. 38000 and currently using it to operate at a taxi, hence bringing some income. I also paid for my son's school fees for Kes. 6000 and bought food with the rest of the transfer.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
I am so happy to have received the money to buy my cow, motorbike and use it to generate some income for my family. Also, buy food and pay school fees with ease. There is nothing bad I have seen with the organisation. I appreciate.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
The second transfer I bought 3 cows, paid school fees and saved 12000 to pay for my daughter school
I bought 3 cows at Kes.14000, 18000 and 7800 respectively. Paid for my son's school fees of Kes. 2000. I am a father of three. Form one son, form two son and my daughter who is in a tailoring school. I am a farmer but also, burns and sells charcoal in a nearby market to support my family. Thank you so much GiveDirectly for putting a smile on my face.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($488 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I had gone to the bush to prepare charcoal for sale. This job always requires me to wake up early in the morning to prepare charcoal up to 11 am when I would return home. Upon reaching home, I heard the phone ringing, it was a call from my relative who informed me that she had received her transfer. I had to verify the message on the phone and to my surprise, I realized that I had received my transfer too. I was so excited about receiving the transfer from GiveDirectly. I know quite sure that financial challenges will finally have a solution.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
Owning a motorbike is the biggest difference in my daily life. This has helped me to have a reliable source of income for my family. I am can now earn KES 400 per day which helps me in feeding my family. Previously, I had to depend fully on charcoal vending a job that did not fully support the needs of the family.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I spent KES 38,000 to purchase a second-hand motorbike for myself. I had a desire to own a motorbike which will help me to carry water for my family since I was spending KES 200 per day on water which was relatively expensive. Similarly, I was planning to use it for taxi business, transporting people from our area to the nearest town to earn a living. Currently, I am able to obtain an income of KES 400 per day which I am using on food. I also used KES 10, 000 to support the educational needs of my 3 children who are in secondary school. They had a huge fee balance but I had no money to clear. The remaining amount assisted me in purchasing enough foodstuffs for the family.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means I will be relieved the burden of my childrens' school fees.I will spend 40,000 KES for my 2 sons' secondary school education fees , I will spend 50,000 KES to buy 4 catle - 2 oxen for ploughing my farm and 2 female cows for the family which will reproduce and multiply to be many as a family wealthy .I will buy two female goats, and a matress for my bed at a total of 15000 KES
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening after I have finished my charcoal burning business , I usually join my friends at the shopping center to chart and have some few stories and later buy flour for my family's evening meal .This is after I have sold my charcoal, I have money and I am happy because my family will get the day's super and therefore is my happiest part of the day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is payment of my 2 sons' secondary school fees .I have no reliable job to depend on , I depend on charcoal burning business which is not enough to cater for both the family needs and payment of the childrens' school fees. This is the biggest hardship I am facing.
