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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on enrolling my daughter's as an Undergraduate student in Biological Sciences (60,000 KES) since she has always been very bright and I am sure she has a bright future . I had saved money (10,000 KES) from my second transfer for that purpose.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on buying sand and cement which were used on plastering my house. I then saved some of the money which I will be using to pay college fee for my daughter who is soon joining university. I also used some on buying some corn for our feeding.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am hopeful and certain that my daughter is going to join college because I have started saving for her fee thanks to the GD transfers.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on clearing Secondary school fee debt (6,000 KES) for our child who completed 4th Form and also 1 bag of dry corn for consumption (4,000 KES) since our food supply had almost run out.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I felt excited because I could pay part of the Secondary school fee debt that had caused the school Authorities to detain my child’s Forth Form Certificate.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I've faced in life is educating my children without a stable source of income besides being a single parent.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest moment is in the evening after a day's work. I get time to sit together with my children.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will be able to enroll my daughter to the university, she has been waiting home for some time for lack of money. Part of the transfer will also help me clear college fees for my son who is at the polytechnic.
