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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($478 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I bought a piece of land worth 90000 KES though I boosted it with my second transfer to enable me clear the balance.I thought of buying a land because we had a small piece of land that could not enable us put up a home.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time almost 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 paying for a piece of land I bought. I paid school fee of 10000 KES and used 10000 KES on my nephews funeral expenses.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am happy I now own a piece of land. This gives me the hope of soon having my own compound. I also managed to clear my children's school fee so they don't have to stay back at home while others are studying. This is the biggest difference in my daily life.
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 paying school fee for my two children who are both in secondary school and had been sent home for school fee.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very relieved when I received the money because it came at the time that my children had been sent home for fee and I did not know where to get the money to pay but the money saved me.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is the poor state of my grass thatched house which seriously leaks during the rainy seasons leaving me and my family with nowhere to put our heads. This worries me so much coupled with the heavy burden of school fees I am required to pay for the three children I have in secondary school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day in the evening when we are all seated together as a family telling stories and having fun together.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel so happy because we have a lot of needs that we are not able to meet all because of small income we receive from the menial work we do, this money will go a long way in changing our lives.
