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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($530 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in many ways now than It would have been at the event that I had not received the transfers. The total number of assets that I own has greatly increased since I received these transfers. I now have a dairy cow and a family house. These are things I never thought I could own them anytime soon. The small amounts of money that I got from my daily casual jobs could only get enough for me to feed the family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
GiveDirectly did so well in giving the cash to the poor unconditionally. This gave us the beneficiaries the freedom to choose what to do with the money and hence a great sense of satisfaction and respect from the said organisation. On the other hand I did not have any experience with GiveDirectly operations that I did not like.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used my second transfer to buy a cow worth KES 25000. For a long time, we have had a problem of lack of milk in our family. Milk is a valuable commodity for food in our community especially for a young and growing family. It had become so expensive for us to buy milk from our neighbor but we could do very little to salvage the situation. The little money I got from my daily hustles could only get enough for us to buy food for the day and often left me with nothing to save. This made it impossible for me to get enough money that could see us buy a dairy cow of our own. Getting the GiveDirectly transfers enabled us buy this dairy cow which we are optimistic will give us enough milk for use and the surplus for selling to get extra income. We also used the remainder of our second transfer to build a new house for the family. We were living in a small house that was hardly enough for a growing family like mine. We now have a bigger and classy house that has elevated our status in the community. We shall be forever be grateful to the support we got from GiveDirectly.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($543 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the water tank that I bought I feel happy since I know that very soon the water problem that I have been facing will be over.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
My transfer came in at around 0317hrs when I was asleep together with my family. When I saw the text I felt so happy and sleepless, I was eager to go to mobile money agent to withdraw it. I was so happy.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent KSH 12000 to buy a water, KSH 13000 on building materials-iron sheets and timber, KSH 3000 on my family food, KSH20000 to buy a cow and KSH 1700 on my family daily expenditure.
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access_time 6 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My heart has been longing to have something that I would not have in my home. Receiving this money, will help get my desires that I have always had like building permanet house and buy a cow. This would really assist us in playing school fees for our children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning because God has enable us to wake up healthy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship was when I complete my secondary education and lack money to finance my further studies.
