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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($479 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the last transfer I received to buy livestock for rearing as a financial security for my family and bought building materials towards building a pit latrine which I did not have.
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 in building an iron roofed kitchen at 30,000 KES, bought a fishing rope at 10,000 KES, a goat at 3,000 KES, I added some of my money to the rest of the cash and bought a steel door.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that am no longer worried about the rains while preparing my foods as before now that I have a kitchen. Am also not helping others with their fish to eke a living anymore because I have now have my own fishing rope hence am getting better income compared to the past.
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 a bag of dry corn and assorted food items (4,500 KES) as well as a table (5,000 KES) which I needed badly.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I felt very peaceful inside since I could now feed my family better and buy clothing for them, which I had not been able to do for a while due to financial limitations.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is inability to provide for food for my household due to lack of money that would sometimes mean begging from neighborhood.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day in in the evening when I get paid for cheap labor that I offer and buy food for my household.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means happiness and hope in my life. I would like to start some small business of fresh fish that will be of sustainable source of income for my household. It would also mean an an opportunity to construct a kitchen and pay fees for my children.
