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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($526 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If I could not have received the transfer I could not have managed to invest in a lager scale farming as i did by hiring tractor to till my land using give directly's money, I could have just used my own hand and till a very small portion. But now I am very happy I have managed to invest in a larger scale farming and sure of getting enough produce.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
My opinion give directly did I very good think by enrolling so many women instead of men because I believe if they could have enrolled men most of them could have misused the money.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of the transfer to hire tractor to cultivating my farm. I thought of hiring a tractor because I have been having difficult time when it comes to plough season because I had to use my own hand to till my land. This was very hectic and tiresome since the land is too big that I could not managed to till the whole of it. I was tilling very small peace of land and this was leading to low yield that could not sustain my family i am very happy because I managed to hire tractor and planted a very big land where i will get enough produce that will sustain me with my family. I also spent the transfer pay school fee for my children who were sent home for school fee arrears, I am very happy because I paid their school with ease as compared to before when I had to depend on my spouse who could take too long before paying the fee. The remaining balance I spent to buy clothes for my children.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($544 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I now have a cow in my compound which brings me a lot of pride since in my community it is considered as an investment which can later help in other financial needs.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy because I will finally farm well like my friends.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my transfer on leasing in a piece of land which I used for farming since I do not have enough farming land and the rest to buy a cow which can help with milk production and give birth to help increase the number of cows in my home.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that we shall be able to improve our farming, we have a very small parcel of land that cannot produce enough food for us and this transfer will enable us hire land and buy seeds and fertilizer ensure we plan on time, doing this will enable us harvest more maize for use and the surplus shall be sold to get money to buy children clothes and pay fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is usually in the evening when I take a break from the heavy tasks of hard labor that we have to engage in so that we may feed our family. During this time we prepare meals and share stories of the day with my husband and our children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced is paying fees to my child who joined form one this year, we had to sell one of our cow and some of the maize we had harvested to raise her fees. This has caused lot of struggle to feed my family whenever we are not able to get jobs in the neighbors farms.
