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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($498 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the third transfer to buy two cow bulls for farming this will save me from hiring people's cows to work on my farm. The remaining balance l am planning to build a home of my own since l am staying at my in-laws home where l am not free to do my development.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent a larger portion of my second transfer on buying a fishing net which my spouse uses for fishing alongside a few people he employed. I used the rest of the money on buying a few households.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
We get daily income from the fish we get from the lake which has really helped us in meeting our daily needs thus improved ourliving standards. This is the biggest difference in my daily life.
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 purchasing bedding for my children previously spent their nights on a mat. I also purchased a bag of maize for my family's consumption.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my transfer, I felt so happy because at that particular moment I had gone to a neighbour, who had received her transfer prior, to borrow her 500KES with a promise that I would refund her the amount once mine is sent.
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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 we are facing at the moment is not being able to afford purchasing food to feed our children at least three meals a day being that the cost of living has really gone up as compared to our meagre earnings.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part if my day is in the evening when I am able to relax after a hard days work at the hotel where I work as a casual.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that we will finally be able to move out of my husbands paternal home and go build our own home in our apportioned parcel of land as is required by our traditions.Any pending balance will be used to purchase some livestock for us to rear.