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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 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 that i used to construct a new house. My former house was leaking.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have a safe room over my head. I could watch painfully my children struggling to get away from the rain. I am so happy with GD.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 3,000 KES on paying school fees for my children, bought a water tank worth 3,000 KES and the remaining 4,000 KES, I spent on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spend my second transfer to build a house for my children to sleep in so that they are rained on while going to sleep in my neighbor's compound.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on building a new bigger house since the current one is very small and old,secondly I will use the remaining amount to construct a toilet since I do not have one and use the rest to buy household items and food for my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to build my current house.I never imagined I would have a house of my own but through hard work I have been able to have this house even though it is small.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet and paying school fees for my children,I do not have any other sources of income to sustain my family other than farming and being a widow makes it even harder to achieve this.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when we gather as a family taking our evening meal and chatting the evening away. .It makes me happy to see them healthy as well.
