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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on a donkey for 12,000 KES for the purpose of water transportation from the source. Before GD support I spent 60 minutes to fetch 20 litres of water which I carried on my and could therefore only make two trips per day and which was very straining, yet I still had to perform all the other house-hold duties because I am a woman. With GD support, currently I use the donkey I bought to fetch 80 litres within the same 60 minutes and I do not carry any weight. I plan to serve other villages for a fee once the drought situation gets worse and water sources become more scarce. I also bought two goats for 6,000 KES.I spent the balance on household furniture for 28,000 KES.
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 to buy cupboard to store my utensils and other valuables. I bought wooden doors, three tins of paints to paint my house. I bought cement which I have used to renovate my house, bought a sack of maize for consumption. The remaining amount, I gave my mother-in-law to use in renovating her house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, we are happy because we have food and do not have to struggle looking for food like before and also I live in a plastered house unlike before when it was made of mud. Thank you GD for changing our lives
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 buying a bag of maize 4,500 KES and other foods.I paid school fees for my two children who are in primary school.I also bought three bags of cement 2550 KES to complete plastering the floor of my house that I had started earlier but I was short of funds.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the first transfer, I felt very happy since I was assured of getting enough food to feed my family as there has been scarcity of food due to the drought and high cost of food because of high economy levels in the country.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The hardest burden in my life is raising money to pay school fees as currently my business isn't doing well and the burden of providing food for my family since am the sole provider
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening while sharing meals as a family
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Wah!! It will bring a new change in my life and my family at-large. I will use part of the funds to pay for school fees and the rest i will invest in my existing business so as to have a stable income for my family
