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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($475 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my transfer on buying steel doors and windows, sand and cement which I used to improve the status of my house since it was in a very bad condition.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on constructing a 3 roomed house to replace the tiny one that I had before. I longed for a better house for so long but poverty could not allow me do that.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my lifestyle has seriously improved and I can proudly say that I can afford all the three meals in a day comfortably.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on cultivation my farm by using a tractor 4500 KES. I also bought a bag of maize for my households consumption 4000 KES and other perishable foods 1500 KES.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
On that day my family and I did not have money to buy a meal for that day and we were going to sleep without a meal . In the evening a message popped in my phone verifying to me that I had received money from GiveDirectly and upon seeing the money , I felt very happy since I was certain that my family was going to have a nice and enough meals henceforth.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
When my husband died, I took the responsibility of feeding and educating my large family with a meager income, it has been very difficult.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Evening when I have earned some money to sustain my family that day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The funds will enable me build a good house, pay school fees and cultivate my farms so that my children get enough food.
