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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying nice sofa sets for my living room. I used to get embarrassed when I had visitors as I could ask from neighbours for chairs. This is a gone case now. I also paid school fees for my daughter in secondary school. I am happy she has been able to stay in school without being sent home . The remaining I spent on food. Thank you GiveDirectly for the money.
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 used my second transfer to buy cow to start dairy farming which will enable me have a source of income. I used the remaining portion to pay school fee for my children and also bought household items.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have felt so much ease since my children can now stay in school without the fear of being sent home to collect fee arrears.
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 5,000 KES to pay school fees for my child in secondary school, bought maize for 3,200 KES and the remaining amount was spent on buying food in the house.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to pay school fees for my child in college and also buy a cow.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on paying fees for my children in secondary school and college,I will also invest part of it in large scale farming of rice and kales and lastly use the remaining amount to buy food for my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is having educated our children through secondary school,we also find pride in the fact that we now live in a more spacious house as opposed to the one we used to live in few years back.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on paying school fees for my remaining children,one in secondary and another in college.We also find it hard to scale up our farming since we lack capital for the expansion.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the morning when I'm attending to my farm. I grow rice and vegetables.
