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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 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 University fee for our childwho is studying Mass Communication (30,000 KES) because I have no major source of income . I also plastered the inside of my house (17,000 KES).
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 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 my daughter's school fees of 28000 Kes and spent 18000 Kes on plastering my kitchen. I then spent the rest on buying food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I was able to pay my daughter's university fees where she studies journalism. Her dream has always been to be a TV presenter and she has been motivated to work even harder and she told me that she is sure that her dream will come true. This gives me inner happiness and peace.
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 to hire a tractor to plough my land, bought hybrid seed for planting and the 4,000 KES I spent to pay school fees for my child who is in high school
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because I had a problem which I could not solve, but immediately I received the money, I was able to solve it.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Having all my three children sent home for school fees all at once, and as a parent i have to exhaust all possible means of getting cash real fast and that is always frustrating
What is the happiest part of your day?
At night, when we all gather as a family to share a meal
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have a child in the univesity and two kids in high school, school feea has always been the biggest problem in this household because we dont have a stable source of income, with this money, i will he able to offset the pending school fee balances in the respective institutions my kids are learning.
