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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent 40,000 KES of my third transfer on relocating and building a 3-room house on my own land as required by Luo traditions.I also spent 6,000 KES on a commemoration ceremony for my late husband to fulfill the Luo traditions
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying building materials at 34,400 KES, a sack of maize at 4,100 KES, paid 5,000 KES debt that I had borrowed during my husband's funeral, used 1,000 KES to start omena (small fish) business . I then used the rest of the cash on food for the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer work on other people's farms and homes to earn a living for for my children because I now have my own business besides the maize stock in my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
With my first transfer, I bought 20 tons of maize @2400 Kes, bought 3 iron-sheets @2450 Kes and paid school fees of 300 Kes. I also bought clothes s worth 1000 Kes, spent 2000 Kes on merry-go-round group and spent the remaining amount on food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was so happy and the first thing I did was just pray and thank God.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
There is famine all over and finding daily bread for my family is a big challenge, we even skip or go without meals at all simply because I cannot afford to bring food on the table all the times, having been a widow for sometime.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when someone calls me for a casual work somewhere for pay because that assures me of giving my children daily bread in return.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a new beginning for my family, I am currently staying in a grass thatched house that leaks and is small too and I'd love to put up one when I receive the money.
