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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying building materials such as 55 pieces of iron sheets which I am planning to use on building a decent four roomed house which accommodates my family members comfortably since at the moment my family and I are staying in a small squeezed house and as a result privacy isn't maintained.
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?
I spent my second transfer to buy 20 pieces of iron sheets that I will use to build a house and pay school fees for my children.I also bought food and bedding for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My children are back to school having paid school fees and hopefully I will build a house are my biggest difference in my daily life.
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 a larger portion of my first transfer on paying school fee for my two children in secondary school and used 2000 KES on weeding my farm.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
At that moment when I received my money I felt so happy and thanked God because I didn't even have something for dinner and this came as a surprise.
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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 paying school fee for our three children in secondary school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is after taking my lunch and having an afternoon nap.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will boost our social status. We will construct a bigger and better house and also pay school fee for our children.
