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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on more house constructions materials for 13,000 KES to enable us build soon and move from the small house that we currently live in.I also bought 2 cows for 16,000 KES that I wish to use as a form of saving for the moment. I spared 10,000 KES that we have been using a little at a time for needs that arise.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying 30 iron sheets. I bought two cows, furniture and a mattress. I also bought a bag of maize and a solar panel.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I already have iron sheets. This gives me the hopes of soon building an iron roof house which will save me the stress of being rained on whenever it rains because my current house is leaking. I have a solar panel that I'm using for lighting hence no more costs of buying paraffin daily which was expensive and my children too do their studies without straining. I'm also happy I can now sit on a comfortable chair that fits my whole family and visitors unlike before that I only had one chair so whenever I had visitors I had to sit on ground and him or her sit on it or I could borrow some from neighbors.
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?
I spent my first transfer to buy food for my family and pay school fees for my son.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy because I was able to provide food for my family.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The hardest hardship I have faced is lack of sustainable source of income due to extreme poverty I am living in.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when my spouse is back from fishing.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am happy that I am one of the few recipients who are going to receive the transfers,this means a lot to me knowing that I will finally have iron roofed house and that my family will not be rained on again.
