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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 used my third transfer to extend my former house. Initially, it was about 25 iron sheets, a smaller one that could not accommodate my big family size and visitors from the church, but extended it to 35 iron sheets which is sufficiently big and spacious.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of the second transfer to build a kitchen for my children to have a place where they can spent their night. I also spent the transfer to buy cow-bull for farming. The remaining balance l spent to pay school fee for my child who is in secondary school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have been using my own hand to cultivate my farm but now I am happy l will no longer use my hand again because l now have cow-bull for farming. The my children are also sleeping in a nice spacious comfortable house as compare to before when l was squeezing myself with them in the same house.
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 buying a bed, a mattress, food and school uniforms
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy when I received the money because it gave me hope of buying a few household items that I lacked during that particular time
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is paying school fees for our child in secondary school due to inadequate income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings, when I'm ready to go to bed and sleep.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel very happy, because my life might change, as I plan to buy bulls that I intend to use to plough our farms, instead of using my hands.
