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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my son in secondary school. Previously I only had to do odd jobs to ensure he is school, but this could never be enough and some times they could be sent out of school for fees, Seldom, when they are sent out of school, we could do the odd jobs together. I am happy he was able to join his final year in school now. I also spent some money to start a business of selling panties that I do besides the odd jobs to sustain my family. I can only be grateful to GiveDirectly.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 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 kitchen 25,000 KES , paid my children school fees 20000 KES and use 5000 KES to buy food for family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that i now have a kitchen.
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 paid 5,000KES school fees for my child, and spent 5,000KES to increase stock for my business
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to clear school feescfor my child who is sitting for his KCSE exams next year so that he can stay in school, and also buy iron sheet and timber to construct an iron roofed kitchen..
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to use part of to build a kitchen, pay school fees for my son who is in form three and use the remaining to start a shop business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is I bought diary cow and I now milk it.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship am facing is school fees. I have two sons in secondary school and I don't have a job it's so hard for me to pay school fees for them they are in and out of school because of fee balance.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am working on my farm land.
