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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the third transfer to pay school fee for my son who is in secondary school, this will enable my son to have a brighter future. The remaining balance l spent to buy three goats that l will sell in future to pay school fee for my children.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life different than it would have been if I never received the transfer is that, I could not have manage to pay school fee for my son and he could have dropped out of school.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly did well in training people a bout their program, this has helped so many people to spend their transfers wisely.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy 10 goats for 26000 KES, 18000 KES i spent to construct the goats house, 2800 KES i spent to buy a bag of corn and the remaining cash i spent on daily household expenses.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is the goat keeping business i stated with the transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I have been constructing a permanent latrine and I have reached the Linton where it has stall when I used the whole of my token payment.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
When I will receive my upcoming lumpsum payment, I will clear secondary school fees for my child with 30000 KES and invest the remaining 20000 KES in livestock.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on school fees for our son who is in form two, and also on building materials and labour to construct a latrine which I don't have currently.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is buying some sheep and goats using the money I have saved over time.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of money to pay school fees for our son when it is needed. Just a few weeks ago, our son was sent away from school because we hadn't cleared his fees for the term.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I have secured some construction work to do and I am anticipating payment at the end of the day.
