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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my entire third transfer on purchasing a second-hand motorcycle which is being used for taxi business as a source of income.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Receiving the transfers has made my life different in that it has enabled my family to start a motorcycle business and a tailoring business which helps us in fending for the family.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedirectly has done well in helping us make plans before the transfers, this has made us to invest our money wisely.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($490 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the second transfer on buying a piece of land that will allow me to build my own home and seize from being a squatter.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have been staying in some piece of land and I feel happy because I now own this land and i'm free from stress and I can no practice small scale farming.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first transfer on buying two sacks of maize 4800KES ,utensils 600KES and water containers 400KES. I have also deposited some money into my personal account 4000KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend the upcoming transfer on starting a second hand clothes business to get some income.I am also planning to build a semi-permanent house because at the moment I am staying in a mud house.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to start a small business selling second hand clothes, I will buy clothes at wholesale prices and sell them at retail prices. The remaining transfers will be used to buy sand, cement, timber, round poles, nails and iron roofing sheets which I will use to build a better house for my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having joined a merry go round (informal savings group) and managed to buy a few chicken with the little money that I was able to save.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of a sustainable source of income for myself. This means that I can hardly afford to provide basic needs for my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning because I have the whole day to carry out any tasks that I had planned to accomplish.
