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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying building materials that I used to expand my current house that was previously made of eighteen iron sheets. It was so squeezed that could not comfortably fit my growing family and visitors. I now have a thirty-two iron roofed house, It is very spacious now.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 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 buying two bags of maize to sustain my family, bought bedding which I lacked, paid college fee for my child and bought seats for my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Being able to pay college fee for my child and having seats in my house is the biggest difference in my life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 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 paying school fee to my son in secondary, I also bought 2 bags of maize for my family and spent what remain on buying a goat.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy because I was very down financially and I could raise enough money to clear fee arrears that my son was owing school.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are currently facing is food insecurity due to the fact that we didn't harvest anything due to bad weather.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when I go to rest/sleep after toiling throughout the day doing household's activities.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money makes me happy, it will help me in buying hybrid farm inputs which are expensive but gives high yield good for food security, it will also help me in paying school fees for my son who has been willing to join college but due to financial constrain he has not been able to.
