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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($463 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the whole amount of my third transfer to buy building materials that I want to use to build a more spacious house. My previous house was only two roomed and too squeezed,now I want to build a four roomed house.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I could have stayed in my squeezed house forever but now I will have a four roomed house.That is how my life has been different.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion what GiveDirectly did well was giving us the cash and allowing us to spend on how best we wish. Other NGOs for example may bring you maize but ideally you lacked the money to mill it,so they have not helped you in this case. I have not seen anything they did not do well so far.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($490 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I have already bought 35 iron sheets for expansion of my house, I also spent some of the money on buying enough food for my family and I no longer work for people as casual laborer in order to put food on the table.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I and my family no longer sleep hungry without food hence it has reduces much stress that I was undergoing in the past.
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 spent my first transfer on clothes for my children 2000 KES, loan repayment 5000 KES and food for my household 2850 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on materials for building a new house and pay secondary school fees for my 2 children in secondary school.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer on building a new bigger house since the current one is small and Squeezed for our family and lastly we will use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our children in secondary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of was when we planted rice in large scale,got good harvest and used the proceeds to build our current house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on paying school fees for our children in secondary school. We have two ,one in form three and the other in form four.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when we sit together as a family and taking our evening meal as we chat the evening away.
