We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on purchasing a bag of maize for the family consumption, paid fees for my child who is in high school and bought decent clothes for my children. I also paid thithe in church and spent most of the transfer on purchasing a sofa set since I had plastic chairs and the outdated seats.
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 the transfer in that, right now I stay in a decent house built using the previous transfers and own well furnished seats that are comfortable.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was sending money through the M-pesa to the receipients hence increased the privacy and even security of the individual.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building my house 50000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that i no longer live in thatched house, since i have built a new iron sheet roofed house.
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 token on food KES 1900, tapped electricity into my house KES 5000 and paid secondary school fees for my child KES 3000.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to use my upcoming lump-sum payment to buy a piece of land.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer on buying a land,we're currently staying in someone else's land which was given temporarily and also very small.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're most proudest of is having been able to build our current house even though the land is small and not ours.Doing this was not easy given that we do not have proper source of income to sustain us.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on paying school fees for our two children in secondary school, one is in form four and the other in form two.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I step out to go for my casual construction work even though it is not continous..Through this,I'm able to fend for my family.
