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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the whole of the third transfer to buy motorcycle as a source of income since I am using it to transport people from one place to another in order to get money.
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 buy motorcycle hence l could not have stable income to meet my daily needs.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion Give Directly did well in transforming people's live by giving them nonrefundable transfer, where by one does not need to strangle so much to return back the money.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to pay dowry for my wife costing 25000 KES, 13000 KES i spent to buy an ox, 7000 KES i spent to buy a donkey, 3000 KES i spent to buy a bag of corn for family consumption and the remaining 2000 KES i spent on miscellaneous.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is the dowry burden which i have cleared. I'm now a free man.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 8,600KES on buying 3 goats for keeping and the rest of the money on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to pay my wife's dowry, and buy materials for finishing my house.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on dowry for my wife, and also to buy some livestock which I will rear in my compound.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is buying some livestock using money I saved from my charcoal burning business.
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 because I don't have any steady stream of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my cows are back in their pen and I am able to see them.
