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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer buying furniture as the ones I had broken down and were so old. So nowadays my house is neat and even when you get inside, you can confirm that. I also spent part of the money to buy my husband a grinding machine. This is our main source of income and my husband no longer have to hire to do his work. The remaining amount I spent on buying a heifer being that I am planning to start livestock rearing and some of it to purchase a sack of corn for my family consumption being that the droughts had taken long, and we did not have enough to feed on. I can only be grateful to GiveDirectly.
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?
I spent my second transfer on buying 32 iron sheets at 20,800 KES, ordinary nails at 2,400 KES, round poles at 4,800 KES,wall poles at 4800 KES,timber at 2,000 KES,paid 3,000 KES on transportation, 5,000 KES on labour charges and the rest on shopping and food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is having built a new house because my old house was in a bad condition.
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?
We spent 2,000 KES to buy a mattress, bought blankets for 1,800 KES, 3 goats for 2,800 KES, medical expenses was 2,000 KES and the rest was spent on buying food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We are planning to construct a new and bigger house.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to build a semi permanent house
I plan to buy household items like chairs, bed, table and utensils
I plan to start a business of selling second hand clothes
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am most proud of is being able to take care if my children and taking them to school even without a steady income
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life was when my father passed away and had to get married in order to help my mother without completing my education
What is the happiest part of your day?
the happiest part of my day is when I get to see my husband in the evening bringing us food
