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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
53150 KES ($526 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different from how it would have been because I have been able to cement my house. Due to this, cleaning has been made easier. Also, I have been able to buy a dairy cow which has increased my milk production. I am now glad since my daily income from milk sales has increased.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, GiveDirectly did well in terms of sincerity. Also, they do not have any form of discrimination.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought a dairy cow using my second transfer. I settled on this so that when it reproduces, my family will have enough milk for consumption and sale to earn an income. Also, the cow dung will serve as fertilizers since I will be frequently applying them to my garden and farm and this will enable me to use less artificial fertilizers during planting. I spent the remaining amount to buy food for my family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
55000 KES ($532 USD)
access_time 5 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have fenced my compound using the wire mesh that I bought. This has not only improved security in my compound but also allowed me to expand my poultry keeping project. I feel so happy that I was lucky to be one of the beneficiaries of this life-changing project.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money I felt so happy. It was very early in the morning when I received the message. I didn't know it was from GiveDirectly. When I checked it I was so happy because I have never received such amount of money before in my life. I shared the message with my children and they were so happy too. The first thing that came into my mind was to buy a chicken wire that would enable me to expand my poultry unit.
What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spend my first transfer on buying a water tank for storing clean water for family use, wire mesh to fence my poultry house and the rest of the money I used it to buy gravel ready for cementing the floor of my house. This will bring to an end the costly maintenance of a mud-built house and make it easier to maintain as well as improve the general hygiene in our compound.
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access_time over 5 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am a poultry farmer but I have always wanted to do more of it.I have 50 chicken so far.When I receive this transfers I will buy 20 more.I want to fence my compound first using mesh wire so that I can rear more chicken since I practice free range kind poultry farming.I will also buy a dairy cow.The milk that I will get from the cow will help me invest in a village group that we do merry go rounds.Every month we contribute 1,000 Kenya shillings each to one individual.I will also satisfy other basic needs from what I get from both the poultry and dairy farming.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I wake up at 6:30 am and prepare the children for school.After they leave I go to my farm which I rented and planted maize and beans.For now it is time for weeding.I come back at noon to prepare lunch.I spend the better part of the afternoon doing cleaning around my compound.This involves washing dishes and clothes.I then relax later in the afternoon.This is the happiest part of my day.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My thirteen year old daughter developed a heart disease at the age of six.We have been in and out of hospital since then.Every month I have to take her for check up and medication which I spend not less than 2,000 Kenya shillings.I am single mother of three and this has been a heavy burden for me.I once tried paying a NHIF cover to cater for the medication but I could not manage after sometime due to lack of funds.Having this sick child is the biggest hardship I have faced in my life.
