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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly enabled us own a house and even educate our children.
What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the transfer on buying sand 4500 KES, bought 12 bags of cement 7800 KES, steel door 4000 KES, paint 4000 KES, school fees 5000 KES,labor 14000 KES and used the balance on daily meals.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Mylife would have been so bad because i was leaving in a bad house as a widow.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
From my second transfer
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life is different in that , am now renovating my house and will soon have a beautiful house to live.
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 used my transfer treat my sick mother KES 3000, bought 4 chicken KES 1200, bought clothes and shoes KES 3800 and food KES 1800.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to plaster my house and open a business- selling maize.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on sand, cement and labour so that I can plaster the walls and floor of my house to improve its condition.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is continuing to take care of my children after their father passed on two years ago.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living without any meaningful source of income. So sometimes I go without food and my children also often go without a lot of the basic things in their lives.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am praying and thanking God for seeing me through the night and enabling me to see yet another day.
