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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on processing of a Land Title Deed (20,000 KES), paid secondary school fee for my son and also bought dry corn for food.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different because GD Supported me in processing a land Title Deed that had been pending for long, and consequently I feel secure in my heart since now the land is legally mine. Secondly, I paid school fee for my son who is a secondary school student and this will enable him learn consistently for better performance, which we cannot always take for granted.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GD sends us transfers directly which is excellent, however, what GD does not do well is that we do not like it when GD staff calls us using different lines since it exposes us to possibilities of getting conned at some point since we may not be able to perceive the difference.
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, I bought 20 iron sheets at 14,000 KES, bought 20 plastic chairs at 15,000 KES, bought 2 goats at 5,000 KES, bought 2 sheep at 5,000 KES, bought a table at 2,500 KES, I spent 3,000 KES to pay school fees for my children, and the remaining 5,500 KES I spent on food and other household expenditures.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have livestock which I grace, my child has done exams because I managed to pay school fees.
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 paid a deposit of 3,500 KES for M-Kopa solar, bought cushions for 2,700 KES and a mattress for 1,000 KES. The rest was spent on paying school fees.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to construct a new house and also buy a water tank.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to use my money to build a new house .I also plan to start a business of buying and selling second hand clothes.Lastly,I plan to pay school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I managed to pay my wife's dowry with the little that I was saving from my job.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is how to pay my children's school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is whenever I have enough stock of food in the house that can feed my family.
