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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($479 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
At my old age it was hard and frustrating for me to walk far distance in the village from door to door in search of cow-dung that I used to smear my previous mud house hence I spent my third transfer on cementing my house as I have always desired and for sure the stare of my house brighten my day every morning . I also bought 12 cushions for my chairs and food for my family's consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy sand, 25 bags of cement and paid laborers who renovated my house from mud to plastered. I spent some amount to pay school fees for my child who is in high school because I did not want him to be sent home for school fees and the remaining amount I have kept for daily expenditures in the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now live in a beautiful plastered house because I nolonger have to worry about repairing my house using cowdung on a monthly basis to make it look good and also am no longer worried about jiggers attacking my family like it has always been when the floor was made of mud. Thank you GD for the transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first transfer on buying 2 bags of maize for my family, I also managed to pay school fees arrears to my daughter in secondary school.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very excited and thankful to Give Directly.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Sickness has been my biggest hardship. I lost my husband and two children because I lacked money to take them to the hospital.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when in the market doing my business.This makes me happy because after that I can buy myself something.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am happy and thanking God for this money because since my husband died no one has been helping me. This is a great opportunity.
