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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($475 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying a she -cow which has already reproduced a young one as a result I am getting milk from it hence I no longer buy milk .l also bought a donkey which I use as a source of income that is fetching water and supplying it to my village members who buy the water for their domestic use. I paid school fees for my child who is in college as well with the remaining transfer .
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on paying school fee for my eldest child who is in university pursuing a bachelor in education. I then bought a donkey which I am using for my water selling business.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have an extra donkey which has eased my business because I can now carry extra jerricans of water and make extra sales which means more profit for me.
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 all my first transfer on paying school fees for my son in the university. I am so happy that he will not be disturbed with school fees burdens.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy when I received my money together with my son who was home during university strike that time. His fees was my main worry so I felt relieved when I finally had the money to pay.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing is the current business I'm doing watee vendor , it's very tiresome and also the customers are very far apart.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning mostly on Sundays when I woke up in good health and ready to go to church to say thanks to my Lord for taking care of my family Over the week.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This money means that I'm going to clear fee arrears for my son in mombasa polytechnic.
