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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($466 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spend my third transfer on a dairy cow and pay school fees for my children.I also bought food and save the rest for my house the construction.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I spent on building materials including 20 iron sheets, 50 round poles, 2 steel doors and windows all totaling to 33000 KES. I cleared secondary school fees for my 2 children with the remaining amount and as a poor widow, I felt my hope has been revive to live a better life again-provide for my household members and build and move to a better house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I live with more hopes than I had before. I have been living in a leaky roof and since I never had any support as a widow, made me lost a lot of hope in life; I am glad that my hope has been revived by getting the help that will soon enable me to build and live in a leaky-free house.
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 the larger part of my first transfer on buying building materials such as 10 pieces of iron sheets 6,800 KES since I am planning to build a decent spacious house as the house I am staying in at the moment is a grass thatched one.I paid school fees for my child who is in high school 2000 KES. I also bough 8 tins of maize for my family's consumption 1000 KES.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my first transfer,I felt very happy since I was certain of achieving my developmental goals with the upcoming transfers such as building a decent spacious house as the house I am staying in at the moment is a leaky grass thatched one making me a laughing stack in the whole of my village.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship I face is how to pay school fee for my children. As a widower I find it so hard to pay school fee as well as feed my big family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening while having dinner with my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am going to achieve my dream of having an iron-roofed house so receiving this money means so much to me.
