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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying additional land for 50,000 KES as what we had was too small and we needed more but we never used to have money and took advantage of the GD transfer as an opportunity.
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 my second transfer on building a kitchen (41,000 KES) and began pit latrine construction Project which is on-going (9,000 KES)
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Th biggest difference in our lives is that we have always had low finances and cooked our food from outside,but now we have a kitchen and our older children will use it as sleeping quarters at night. Again, we never had our our own latrine and borrowed my mother-in -law's but soon we are having one, thank you GD.
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 4700 KES from my first transfer to buy a sack of maize for my family's food since we did not have food in the house. The balance was spent on buying utensils and other food items.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment i received my money, I felt so relieved because we had no food in the house and I also did not have money to buy food. This cash came in handy to save the situation.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My family not able to get the daily meals has been my hardship
What is the happiest part of your day?
When i wake up in the morning i feel happy,and when am able to put food on the table at night is always my happiest part of the day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
When i saw the give Directly officers arriving in my place i knelt down and thank God because i knew my life was going to change for better. I have been selling omena since i was married and i have always wanted to expand the business. Having received the money i will be able to expand it and live a better life.
