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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I added first and second to the third transfer and spent it to buy motorcycle for my daily income.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that, l could not have manage to own stable source of income.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly did well by going to the community on their own, where by they do not use any agent or authority.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my second transfer on paying loan that I had borrow to cultivate my rice plantation 30,000KES hence I am now assured of good yield out of my farm.I also bought a television set ,one bag of maize and I paid school fees for my two children who are in primary school .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have cultivated my rice plantation hence I am assured of good yields of which I will sell some and support my family financial.I am thankful to GiveDirectly
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent majorly on growing rice since that is our main economic activity. I also bought a sack of maize and other foods to take care of my family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
When I receive my upcoming transfer payment, I will spend on starting a retail shop and buying iron sheets for building a new house.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to lease out some land and invest in rice farming,we will also use part of the money to build another house and use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement was some times back when we saved money after harvesting rice and bought one cow which was used to pay my dowry at my parent's place.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on making ends meet and paying school fees for our children.We have very small piece of land making it impossible to scale up farming and as such sustaining the family is very difficult.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I'm attending to my small vegetables farm .
