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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 building a hut for our son for 25,000 KES since he is a grown man but a student and had nowhere to sleep and has been sleeping in our neighbours' houses. I also plastered the floor of our old 3 room house since we had a problem with jiggers, but this is improving.
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 used a portion of the transfer to buy a cow. I bought a delight solar lump with a portion of the transfer. Purchased family clothes. I also gave some poor widows in the village some cash to solve their problems.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that My dream of having a cow for free milk provision is materialized and as we speak she is expecting. Again, I have a reliable source of income which I earn from charging peoples' phones using the delight solar lump I purchased with the second transfer. Furthermore, I get free light from the very solar lump.
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?
When I received my first transfer, I spent half of it on food and paid school fees for my children with the rest of the money. I prioritized education of my children since I anticipate that they will one day liberate me from poverty after getting good education and landing a better job.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my first transfer, I felt very excited. As a blind person, I never thought I could receive this money till it appeared in my Mpesa.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have is paying school fees and buying text books for my children in primary school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am always happy because God has granted me good health.I only get sad when somebody upsets me.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will build a bigger house,build for my son a house and buy some livestock(cows) so that I can one day milk them and sell milk to my fellow villagers.
