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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my entire third transfer to school fees for my child who is in his final year and I did not want him sent home for school fees as this would interfere with his studies and performance.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
If I had not received this transfer, I would not have paid this year's school fees for my son and this would have led to him dropping out of school. Thank you Gd
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well by by giving cash unconditional cash transfers which enabled recipients to build better houses and change their lives for better. I have not seen anything that they have not done well.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent a huge portion of the amount to buy a cow for ploughing.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I used to hire casual labourers to plough my farm.But courtesy of Givedirectly, i now have a cow for ploughing hence am able to save more money than before
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 the first transfer on paying school fees 10,000KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spending the upcoming transfer on paying school fees for the next year to all my children who are in the university, college and high school respectively.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend our transfer on paying school fees for our two children,one is in form three and the other in college pursuing a degree in Business Management.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of having been able to educate our first born child through secondary school and now she's at the University level after passing her secondary exams with fying colours.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we face currently is on paying school fees for our children and also on farming since we sold all our cows to pay school fees and have no cows to help us in ploughing .
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when the all family is gathered and enjoying the evening meal. .Seeing my family together makes me happy.
