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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($476 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer to pay school fees for my child who is in secondary.I also bought house hold items and maize for family consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent a larger portion of my second transfer on renovating my house. I bought a mattress, paid school fee and used some to buy fishing net that my spouse uses for fishing.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I'm currently sleeping in a comfortable place since I bought a mattress which is comfortable compared to previously that I used to sleep in a papayrus reed mat. My spouse too now have a source of income from the fish thus we can easily meet our needs. This has brought a lot of peace in our home.
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 6,000 KES school fee for my three children, bought cushions at 2,000 KES then used the rest of the cash on food the house. Am now happy that my child hasn't been sent out of school due to fee arrears.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
i was happy when I received the transfer because it came when I my child had been sent out of school due to fee but I didn't have any money to take him back with. It also came when my family had gone without food the previous night because there wasn't any money for food at the time.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is having my children sent away from school due to unpaid school fee
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest most evenings because my children are from school and we are together as a family
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money to my family means comfort . I plan to use the money to construct a bigger house so that my children can get a better place to sleep
