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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on purchasing two bags of maize for the family consumption, bought sheep that I would sell the offsprings to take care of emergencies that might arise and decent clothes and shoes for the family members. I also paid workers to cultivate my parcel of land and spent most of the transfer on purchasing a bull that would help in farm work.
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 have a plan on where to get money when I have emergencies since I bought sheep that I can sell the offspring to help in situations where money is needed.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
In my opinion, what GiveDirectly did well is making us be aware of the program at the baraza level and again talking to an individual person through the door to door visit.
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 building an iron roofed house since the one I had was very small and worn out.I also bought a sheep and 1 sack of maize.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a spacious house which I never imagined I could have now.
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 the first transfer on buying iron sheets at 6000 KES, used 1000 KES to buy utensils and used the rest of the money on buying food for the family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a bigger house because my current house is too squeezed to fit my family. I'm also planning to open a shop so that I'll be able to have a source of income.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on building materials so that I may put up a better house because my family is growing and my current house is too small.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is getting a wife and starting a family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of enough food for myself and my family, due to perennial poor harvest.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am in the house and my wife is cooking supper for the family.
