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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($480 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the last transfer I received from Give Directly to buy my children's school requirements such bags,books,school uniforms and school shoes.I used the rest of it to lease a piece of land that I cultivated because I did not have any of my own.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of my transfer to buy iron sheets because I neede to build a bigger house than the one I was living in, i also bought other building materials and also paid laborers building my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My daily different is that I now live in a bigger house than the one I was living in before which was small and stuffy and this makes me very happy
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
When I received my first transfer, I spent 3000 KES on school uniforms for my 3 children in a primary school, I cleared driving college fees for my husband and we invested the remaining 4000 KES in a cereal shop-selling maize and wheat.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build a semi-permanent house of 40 iron sheets when I receive this my upcoming lumpsum transfer.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I want to start a business of selling grains, I also want to to build a three bedroomed semi permanent house finally I want to buy milk cow.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I am able to provide basic needs for my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My husband is a womanizer and he becomes so harsh when I ask him. We don't have peace in the house.
What is the happiest part of your day?
When am able to make good profits from my business of selling rice
