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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent a portion of my third transfer on construction of an extra house for hosting my visitors and other household items which could not fit in my main house. I also purchased a bull that I intended to use in ploughing of my farms. Previously, I did manual tilling which was very slow and tiring. This therefore meant that I had to do a small scale farming which never gave me enough yields. I am glad that I no longer suffer from such, I easily till my land.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying a cupboard, two tables, mattress, a radio, blankets and water drums. I also paid school fees for my dependants and bought a sack of maize. I am so happy that I now have what I have been lacking for many years.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I feel taken care of with enough basic needs and food to eat. I had given up living a good life after all my children and husband died.Thanks to GD.
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 much of the first transfer to pay part of the school fees for two of my children in secondary school. The remaining amount was spent on buying food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy when I received the money and shared the good news with my children.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on buying four cows to raise, I will also use part of it to invest in large scale farming of maize and beans and lastly use the remaining amount to pay school fees for my child currently in form two.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to build my current house after saving money from our local women group,I used to live in a very small house back then.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on the repayment of some loans I took few months ago to buy fertilizers for my farm, I'm finding it very difficult to pay up due to lack of proper income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my children and I gather to take our evening meal together. I'm always happy to chat the evening away with them.
