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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 seats (16,000 KES) since I never had seats and yet my house is a reasonable size.I also bought an oxen (16,000 KES), tiled my floor (15,000 KES) since it makes my house look more presentable.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I cleared school fees for my children in a primary school with 1500 KES and plastered my main house with sand and cement. I feel that I am now happy and proud of my family and a good house I have.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I live more peacefully and happily. Before then, dream of having a better house and a latrine were giving me a sleepless night-I was tired and sick of flea infestation but now, the problem is solved.
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 start business of selling dough nuts to retail shops to earn a living.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy,my dough nuts business is providing 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?
Feeding my family is so hard. Normally we go hungry sometimes since I have no job, and this gives me so much pain.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Evening's makes me happy because from my casual job I have to rest and also feed on what I have for the day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will change my life completely and enable me to be in at least more better state than I am in right now, since I have no job am just working for people in their farm to get my daily bread.
