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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($476 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used my last cash transfer to buy a new set of chairs, painted my house and bought a table and other household items. These are the items that I lacked the most in my life and that is why I gave them the first priority.
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?
I spent my second transfer on plastering the internal walls and the floor of my house and now I find cleaning more easier as opposed to before when I was staying in a mud house . I fixed three steel windows. I also built a kitchen .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is I have managed to plaster the internal walls and the floor of my house and now I find cleaning more easier as opposed to before when I was staying in a mud house .I have also built a kitchen and now my children have a place to sleep in hence I feel safer since they no longer have to walk at night going to sleep at my neighbor's 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?
I spent my first transfer on a heap of sand at 6000 KES, a sack of maize at 3500 KES and the rest on food
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received transfer, I was so much happy and grateful to GD.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face is my inability to feed all of my family members on a daily basis.This is because we never managed to till our lands last season since it did not rain hence we have no food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is always in the evenings when I am able to share a meal with all of my family members albeit how little it normally is.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will finally be able to plaster the interior of my house,build a separate kitchen and construct a decent toilet facility in my homestead.With the pending balance ,I plan to buy a cow.
