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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on cementing my house ,now I am happy since I no longer smearing my previous mud which came with a lot of expenses . I have bought paints which I am yet to use them on painting my house. I bought fishing nets but unfortunately they got stolen by unknown persons. I also bought a goat.
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 building a kitchen, renovated my house, bought food and also bought a few households.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having a kitchen so do not cook in the main house anymore thus my family is not affected by the smoke emitted while cooking. My grandchildren too now have a safe place to sleep on so they do not have to walk at night to my neighbor to seek for a place to sleep on.
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 my first transfer on paying school fees for my grandchildren and boosted my ongoing business which is currently doing well. I also bought shoes for my grandchildren and used most of the amount on purchasing a bag of maize for the family consumption.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer I felt very happy and prayed thanking the Lord for the blessing . I reconfirmed the balance on my way back home but kept calm after which I informed my husband the good news and we agreed to use the money after three days because most of the people in our village were over reacting on receiving the money.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are experiencing now is how to feed properly with a very little income from casual labour
What is the happiest part of your day?
I'm happiest during the afternoon after I've had lunch with my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It would improve greatly my social status because I'm going to build a new house and pay school fees for my grandchildren.
