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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used my last transfer to buy a land so that when its time to move away from home I will have a place to call my home,my father had two wives and my mother was the first wife but since she died our step mother has taken all the land so we dont have any land under our name, I also used the last transfer to pay my own fees am finishing my O levels this year all thanks to Give Directly.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying food, one bag of maize, food, I also spent part of the transfer on paying for my school fees because am still in school and I spent the remaining part of the transfer on buying Iron sheet that am planning to build a new house with
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I was able to pay my school fees for the whole year and now am no longer sent home for fee anymore, that was truly life changing for me
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying building materials that I used to lay the foundation of new house as the current one is leaking and in a bad shape.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
We were discussing on how to get funds for our new house when the notification of the money came in, We were overjoyed.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, I intend to use part of the transfer to pay my school fees, because I will be in form four next year. Secondly, I plan to use another part of the transfer to buy three goats and three sheep, and four chickens, as an investment. Lastly, I plan to use the remaining amount to build my own mud house, with two rooms.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having kept local chickens, which I sold and bought a sheep, using the money.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Getting what eat, is the biggest hardship I have faced, due to unreliable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings, when I'm reading the bible.
