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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($478 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used the last transfer to buy two cows then cleared my son's school fees with the remaining amount.
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 building materials like iron sheets, timber and nails which I have used to in building my new house. I bought a goat and a cow for rearing, I bought two sacks of maize for my family's consumption and the remaining amount I spent to buy food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am very happy because I now live in an iron roofed house, and no longer lives in a grass thatched house which was leaking. Thank you GD for the transfer.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 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 payment of part Secondary school fee for our child to enable him be in class all the time for better performance in academics (4,000 KES),dry corn for food (3,500 KES) as well as hire of a tractor for cultivation (2,500 KES).
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money, as a family,we felt greatly blessed because we then knew that for sure GD money is real, and we immediately paid school fee for our child who had been issued a notice letter to be sent away from school due to fee non-payment.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Our first plan is to use part of the transfer to build a bigger mud house with two rooms. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to buy furniture. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to plough our farms, where we plan to grow maize.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are very proud of is that, with savings from our horticultural farming, we have been able to pay school fees for our child in secondary school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have faced is, providing food for our family, due to inadequate income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings, when we are sharing the events of the day as a family, after having supper.
