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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I kept part of my third transfer as savings hoping to purchase a top dressing manure which will be used in the farm and invested most of the tranfer on rice farming to get income.
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 do large scale farming planting rice and from the profits I easily take care of the basic needs unlike before.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well was keeping to their promise by sending the money on time but what they did not do well is, during the door to door visits they did not announce that they are coming hence their are some people who misssed out of the program because of this issue.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on poultry farming for my daily income and bought fertilizer for my rice farm,I also build my own homested with the remaining cash.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that now am self employed and I 'am also able to carter for my basic needs without any difficulties.
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 spent a larger portion of the first transfer on rice farming and used 3000 KES on constructing a poultry house.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my upcoming transfer on poultry farming i.e layers and also on buying fingerlings because I already have a fish pond.
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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 wire mesh and timber to build a poultry house, then we will buy chicks and feeds to start a poultry project. We are also planning to spend part of the transfer on food.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is the few local chicken that I am already rearing in my backyard.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am currently facing in my life is lack of enough food for my family. My husband rides another person's motorcycle, and sometimes all the money he collects goes to the motorcycle owner, leaving us with nothing.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am cleaning up my house and making breakfast for my family.
