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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on building a kitchen of which cooking is taking place in it and my children are sleep in comfortably as well.Before the transfer they were just sharing the main house with us as parents and it was small hence privacy maintenance was a challenge .I paid school fees for my three children who are in high school and two of them are in primary school. I also feel so happy that I have paid dowry for my wife and now I have regained respect from my - in- law ,its a good feeling indeed.
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 most of the second transfer to buy building materials and built a spacious comfortable house, since l was staying in a very small house that was not accommodating me with my family. The remaining balance l spent to buy goat for my future use.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l am now staying in a very spacious comfortable house where l do not need to squeeze myself with my family in one place, as compared to the first house which was very small.
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 my first transfer on Secondary school fee for our 2 children to support their effective learning (6,000 KES) and also a bag of dry corn for home consumption (4,000 KES)
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I felt extreme happiness since I had never handled this amount of money at once ever since I was born, and I visualized some of my burdens lifted, especially Secondary education for my children and food for the family,God bless you GD.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is giving my children the best , education ,food and clothes. This is because l don't have proper source of income .
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning, because God has given my another chance to see a new day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this transfer is going to help be start a new life , l will be able to start a business and give my children the best education.