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Jecinta
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
42
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on completion of building for our two roomed house and finishing it by applying paint and fixing a ceiling board for 94,000 KES, since we needed a good house as a change from our previously mud-house.The work was began using the second transfer.
 
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 on paying school fee for my two children in school. I plastered my house that is both floor and walls and used some little money on buying food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having plastered my house hence no more dust in my house. My children too are no longer staying back at home while the rest are in school learning because I managed to clear their school fee.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on paying school fee for two of my children who are in secondary school one in Nairobi and the other at home. I then spent the rest on buying food for my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was extremely happy when I received my money I felt like Hod had hard my cry and answered my prayers.
 
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access_time 7 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Due to inadequate income, the biggest hardship we have faced is paying school fees for our son in secondary school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the mornings, when I'm feeding fish, in our fishpond.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel very happy about receiving this money, because I plan to use it to pay school fees for our son in secondary school.