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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?
I spent my third transfer to buy 2 bull for my bride price and bought food for my family with the remaining transfer.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
After the bride price I earned that respect of being married to my husband back even to my family.I'm happy.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion,I don't have any negative response to GD,because they has change life of many poor people in this our village.
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 my second transfer on building a new six roomed house and a kitchen because I had poles and some iron sheets I had bought earlier. I used to live in a two roomed house that I shared with my children and livestock, this was very uncomfortable. I topped up the balance and bought two cows and a sheep as investment for rainy days since my husband sold the only one we had for an urgent issue that came up. Part of the money from this sale is what we used to purchase more building materials.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have spacious house where my children have a room of their own. My livestock are also safe in the kitchen after I have used to prepare food for my household. I am very peaceful thanks to Give Direct.
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 my first transfer on labour worth 6000 KES, bought nails worth 2000 KES and bought sheep 2000 worth KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I would like to renovate my house with my upcoming transfer
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We have planned to build a better house for our family and buy some livestock to keep.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement that we have a house for our family and we are able to take care of our children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is being hospitalized with my child for a very long time,which made us to have a big debt
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I sell my avocados at the market and I make money.
