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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($474 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger portion of my third transfer on building a decent spacious house because the pevious one was in a bad condition and very small . I also bought a fish net that my husband uses to catch fish which I sell later on, I can say that I get more profits unlike before where I used to buy from other fishmongers.
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?
When I received my second transfer, I used most of it to construct a new house of 31 iron sheets since my previous on was already old and used to leak a lot when it rains. I then paid school fees of 5000 KES for my child in secondary school so that he is not sent home; and used the balance to buy a sack of dry maize for my family's food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I managed to pay my child's school fees in time thus I did not go through the stress of seeing my child sent home for fees.
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 seven iron sheet at 7,700 KES and a sack of maize at 3,500 KES after adding some of my money.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy when I received the transfer because I only had 40 KES at the moment.
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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 feeding my family. My husbands income us gone down as fishing has not been easy of late.
What is the happiest part of your day?
At night I must say. It is during this time I relax at least with my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The feeling that I am going to receive this money brings me joy. I need a better house for my family. I know I will now that I am going to receive it from GD. I am a housewife and its my husband who always go out fishing, I plan to start up a small business as well to help out in our increasing family expenses when i get this money.
