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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
My husband had a surgery so he is not able to do hard jobs so for this reason when we received this last transfer we decided to get a second hand motorbike and because it was a second old one we took it for service and hired someone to operate it to help us in our daily income, so most of this last transfer was used to acquire the motorbike and the remaining cash we paid fees for our son who is in (baby class) kindergarten and another one in class 4.
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 my second cash transfer on paying a debt that I had borrowed to build my house since, my old house was too small and in a very bad state. The remaining amount I spent on my husbands surgery because he had a leak the intestines. This condition was life threatening and needed urgent surgery.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my husband is a live cutesy of this cash transfer. May God bless Givedirectly for saving my husband's life. I have also built a big house that is very comfortable. I now don't shy off from welcoming visitors because there's enough room for them.
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?
I used my token to buy 2 lorries of soil KES 7000 and added KES 1600 and paid those who assisted in leveling my house in preparation for plastering KES 4500.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to add my upcoming transfer to the final one and buy a brand new motorcycle for my husband.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to build a good house which is cemented .Finally l would to buy our own motorbike to avoid hiring from people to increase our income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that we have struggled and moved from rental house to our own home.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to support my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when my children are able to go to school without being sent home for school fees.
