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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 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 paying school fee for my daughter at Iregi Girls. She had suffered a lot for lack of school fee. I also boosted my shop business which had began doing so poorly due to high taxation rate.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Were it not for this transfer,my business would not have stood strong as it is now. Honestly, it could have collapsed.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well in giving recipients transfer phones to that really enhanced security.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent a larger portion of the second transfer on paying school fee for my child and used part of it on starting a small food business.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is being able to clear school fee balance without straining. This has reduced the burden I had so the little money I get from my business I comfortably spend on meeting other needs.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to pay part of school fees for my child in secondary school. The rest of the amount was spent on starting a sugarcane selling business.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy when I received the money from GiveDirectly and I was hoping GiveDirectly would call me for me to say thank you.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
My first plan is to spend part of the transfer to boost my small business's stock by purchasing more goods like sugar, flour, milk and others. Secondly, I intend to use another part of the transfer to pay school fees for my daughter who's in secondary school in form three. Finally, I intend to use the remaining amount to buy food for my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having a house in which I am living.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have is paying school fees for my daughter who's in secondary school and paying college fees for my son, whom I am planning to take to college next year.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when many of customers especially children, come to buy commodities at my canteen.
