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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Initially, I lived in a semi-permanent house-with walls smeared with clay and cow dung. It was full of dust and this could make us suffer from dust related diseases till I received my third transfer and constructed a better house-a 40 iron-sheet house where I currently live more comfortably.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if I never received transfers from Give Directly in that currently, I live more comfortably. I don't need to be worried of the possibility of suffering from dust anymore. My house is just marvelous!
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my own opinion, I was pleased the fact that Give Directly promised us unconditional money and we eventually got it but I feel that monitoring and evaluation part missed out in the program. No one came back to document our success.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second cash transfer on buying building material and building a house because my previous house leaked a lot and the mud walls needed constant repairs. This was so stressful and expensive.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I'm stress free. I have built a big house and I don't have to worry about being rained on or constant repair of my mud walls anymore.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 6000 KES on a lorry of sand and the remaining 4000 KES on food. That is how I spent my first transfer.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to construct a semi-permanent house of 35 iron sheets with the whole of my upcoming transfer.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on building a new house since according to our culture we are supposed to change our current house,financial challenges has not allowed us to do that yet.Should there be something left,we can use to buy some household items.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are proudest of is having been able to see our first born child through college,we were also able to dig a borehole to helps us with water.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on making ends meet and on paying school fees for our children.We do not have a proper source of income other than farming which due to drought has not been doing well lately.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the morning when I find time to farm in my garden . Given that this is the only source of income we have,we dedicate much time in it.
