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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying construction materials (47,000 KES) for a house, that we plan to build on our new land where we plan to relocate around the month of December 2017.
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 transfer on buying building materials (sand, stones,ballast) then spent the rest on bed and mattress which I never had before.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am prepared to build my own home which I could have not thought of if I never received the transfer. I feel so happy and peaceful.
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?
With my first transfer, I spent part of it on buying sand for cementing worth 3000 KES, building timber @2000 KES, and paid 5000 KES for fencing labour.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I felt so happy because it is not easy to get such money all at once here at home.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Being able to efficiently pay my children's school fees due to low income from my small scale farming
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is during the day that is the time the pending issues of the previous day are breaking and being solved
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When I received the news of Give Directly I felt so happy for I have been jobless and just farming small scale now I can expand my farming for better and I can also take my children to school.
