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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
40900 KES ($394 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 plastering our house for 18,000 KES, spent 4,000 KES on treatment for myself , sent pocket money for 5,000 KES for our child at the University.I also bought a bag of dry corn for our food , since our own crop had been eaten by worms, and the balance on assorted food items.
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 buying building materials and building a kitchen since cooking on an open group was difficult, bought seats and a bag of maize to sustain my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a kitchen and I can even Cook while its raining.
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 a sack of maize at 3,500 KES, two bags of cements at 1,440 KES, am still having 1,600 KES which I'll use to pay for labour charge, paid 1,600 KES school fee for my three children in nursery school then used the rest on little house errands.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so good when I received the transfer because I had so many plans which I couldn't accomplish because of financial constraints.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is lack of money to buy food for my family, getting water due to drought and paying school fees for my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is after lunch ,this finds when am done with all the chores including looking for food for the rest of the day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money makes feel thankful to God as it is going to make me finish up constructing my house and start up a business.
