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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($461 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer to build a house for my son since he has small old house which was almost falling down and constructed a pit latrine with the remaining amount.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on buying building materials which were used in building a bigger house because the one I was living in was very small and only a single room. I then bought a goat which I am rearing. I also paid school fee for my child who is in secondary school and invested the rest in a fish mongering business.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are healthier and happier because I can now afford to feed them well thanks to the GD transfers.
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 transfer on 4 hoes because we used to borrow (1,000 KES), bought school as well as home shoes for my 6 children who are pupils (5,000 KES), a bag of dry corn for food and spent the rest to boost my part time fish -monging business.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money I felt blessed and cared for since the Cost of Living had gone very high and with 7 children my husband and I could not really cope with feeding them , let alone other things, since we have no reliable income, thank you very much.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I've faced is how to meet economic requirements, i still lack many things like food, clothing and i can't manage to educate my children well because of limited resources.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is morning, because i have new day with new energy to begin my daily work, and also it's when i take responsibility as a mother by preparing my children for school, i fell proud of that.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will be a great blessings to me because i have a small house which is earth walled and can not accommodate the number of my family, for that matter i will be able to achieve my dream of having a descent house. I have two children in a secondary school and they have been always sent home for school fees, now i have confidence that i will be able to pay for their fee.
