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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($461 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
spent my third transfer on adding stock onto my small business and now I am getting double profits that are sufficient to sustain my family's basic needs .I painted my house and built a pit latrine in my homestead .I also paid school fees for my three children who are in high school
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 spent my second transfer on paying 35,000 KES school fee for my four children in high schools and college, I then used the rest of the cash to repair and paint my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I didn't have to struggle so much to get money from my business to pay for my children's school fee hence they haven't been sent out of school for a while now. My house is also very decent and presentable and I don't have to mud smear it every month as before.
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 the whole of the first transfer to pay school fee for my two children in high school since this the best gift I can give my children.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was from the bathroom and getting to the bedroom I hard massage alert from my phone, upon checking l realize it was a massage from give direct, i jumped up shouting with joy forgetting that l was necked until one of the neighbors who came in that made me realize that l was necked.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Nursing my late husband who was bed ridden biggest hardship, he was the only source of income and him being in a coma meant that we occasionally had to go without food and other basic needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evening, by this time I'm relaxed and done with my chores just resting and having fun with my family or friends.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money is going to help me clear my children's school fees arrears, restock my business and generally improve my lifestyle.
