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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of my third transfer to build a kitchen, this will help my children to have a place where they can spent their night and l will have a place to cook. The remaining balance I spent to start retail shop, this has really improved my income.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that, I could not have manage to pay school fee for my children.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion what I like a bout Give Directly is how fast and professional way they react and handle case a rise concerning their transfers.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, i used it to pay 42000 KES to pay school fees for my 3 children in secondary school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I currently have no stress over school fees. I also have no loan from the small groups within the village that would lead to personal items being auctioned upon failure to pay the debts.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
paid 2,000KES fee arrears a bag of maize 3,200KES and spent 5,000KES on buying 2sheep
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to spend the next transfer on paying school fees for my 3 children in secondary school and buy a cow for keeping.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to cement my house to avoid gigers from infecting my children. Secondly l would wish to pay school fees for my three children who are in high school and has fees problem. Finally l would like to use the remaining amount to buy a cow for milking to produce milk for children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My husband died when my children were still very young so I have struggled to up bring them and to educate them and those are my proudest achievements.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The climatic condition of this area is not favorable to farming therefore finding food for my children and school fees has been the biggest hardship in my life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evening when my children are back home and we are telling stories as a family .
