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Eunice
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
35
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($465 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my child who is in high school 20,000 KES seeing him go to school with ease gives me a peace of mind . I bought a mattress and three cushion for my chairs. I smeared my mud house and now its nicely aligned .I also fixed three steel windows and bought a bag of maize for my family's consumption.
 
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 second transfer on building an iron roofed house at 35,000 KES, paid 10,000 KES school fee for my child in high school then used the rest of the cash on food items for the items.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now able to tap rain water from my roof, unlike before when I had to as for clean water from my neighbours. My new house is also very spacious and I can't wait to usher in my visitors, unlike before when I used to direct my visitors into my mother-in-law's house because previous grass thatched house was very small and shoddy.
 
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 on paying school fees for my four children, bought a sack of maize for consumption and a jembe for farming.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
At that moment I was very poor and could not afford fees for my son who was almost being sent home to collect school fees. I felt very much releaved and happy when I confirmed that GD has sent the first payment.
 
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access_time over 7 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
High cost of living and lack of water due to drought
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the afternoon after taking lunch
What does receiving this money mean to you?
"It means transformation interms of being able to pay school fees and feed the family".