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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($464 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of my third transfer on constructing a very spacious house. I had purchased construction materials using my second transfer and therefore with my third transfer, I managed to build this five roomed house.Being a pastor, I had many visitors who would always stay for long in my home whenever they attended fellowships. The fact that I had a singled roomed house hindered such believers from staying in my home as accommodating them was a big challenge and for those who had to stay, found their ways to the church which was a stone throw away, where they spent their nights. I am so glad that i no longer feel the shame of lack of proper shelter since the house I currently own is even bigger than our church. Thanks a lot to Give Directly.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy a hand-drawn plough and a bull that will help me work on my farm during harrowing, I also paid school fees for my child in secondary school to help me stay in consistently and then bought a bag of maize for food in the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that the hand-drawn plough and the bull will help me reduce my farming expenses and therefore I will be able to use the saved money to buy food and other household items since I do not have to hire farm implements anymore.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
From my first transfer, I bought cushions at 3,600 KES, spent 1,700 KES to buy mattress, spent 1,500 KES to pay school fees, gave my wife 500 KES for household expenditure, bought 10 tins of maize at 700 KES and the remaining 1,600 KES to buy food for my family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to buy 2 oxen, ox plough, iron sheets and also to pay school fees.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to pay school fees for my daughter who is in secondary school. I will also use part of the transfers to buy some oxen and a ploughing machine, if there are any funds remaining I plan to build a pit latrine.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having educated my daughter up to secondary school level. It was difficult but I tightened my belt and managed to pay her school fees.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my daughters who are in secondary schools, if I am unable to raise the required fees they may drop out of school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening after finishing any tasks that I had planned for the day. I usually relax with my family and this makes me very happy.
