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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($472 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my transfer to buy a mattress, blanket and utensils worth 6,000 KES for my household. I also bought a cupboard worth 8500 KES, spent 25,000 KES to boast my business and that of my husband. This transfer really brought a big difference in my life.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent a portion of my second transfer on extending my house which was previously very tiny and unfit for the whole family. I am so glad that the house has become so spacious and very comfortable to stay in. Secondly, I purchased some household items to fill and match the extended and renovated house. Lastly, I boosted my shoe business which had began doing poorly due to shortage of enough operational funds.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, Give Directly has done so well in ensuring that even the vulnerable that have always been ignored by most organisations were recognized.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Were it not for the transfer, I would not have managed to extend my house which I had stayed in for such a long time without any signs of change.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used a portion of the transfer to purchase corns for family consumption. Build a new kitchen using secondhand iron sheets. Paid my son in baby class fee. Gave my spouse 500 KES to buy some drugs. I also purchased my children a mattress.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy and thanked my God for remembering me. I was only washing clothes for people in the community at a fee.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Feeding my self is not easy since I don't have proper income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning's makes me happy because I God has granted me another day to live.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Since I don't have a home I will want to build a house in my own compound and the remaining money I will give my husband to pay my dowry.
