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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent 47,000 KES of my third transfer on enlarging my house and also plastering it since it used to be too small and also bad looking ,yet in my view proper housing is paramount .
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 building materials like timber, iron sheets and nails which I have used to build my house. I spent some amount to pay laborers who build and renovated my house. I bought a steel door and one steel window and the remaining amount, I spent to buy food for my family and my laborers.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is, I now live in a bigger and more spacious spacious house than the one I was living in which much smaller and this makes me very happy.
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 my first transfer on buying my children school uniform worth 2000 Kes, bought a solar system for lighting @1200 KES. I also bought a bag of maize @4000 KES, paid school fees of 1500 KES and spent the rest on food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was so happy because I had so many needs but had no money to meet any of them.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of proper source of income to enable me pay school fees for my children as well as getting them daily food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest time of my day is when I'm resting,and this is mostly on Sundays after church.During the week my day is so occupied with the hustle to look for money and I do not have enough peace.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a lot to me.As a widow,I felt relieved since I'm going to have some relief in fending for needs by starting a business as an income.
