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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($465 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 seats for 15,000 KES since we had none at all, a bed and mattress for 11,000 KES, and our children's bedding for 6,000 KES. I bought clothes for my family for 6,000 KES and spent the balance on dry corn for family consumption since our crop had not done well.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 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 plastered my main house and a kitchen with sand and cement. I never knew that I would live in this kind of a paradise-my home looks new and attractive!
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I live with an elated self-esteem since I plastered my houses and my kitchen with sand and cement that has made them look very attractive. It is the biggest difference living in cleaner and more attractive home that everyone in the village fall in love with as opposed to living in a home that looks poor and abandoned like where I live before.
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?
When I received my first transfer, I used 4500 KES from it to buy a sack of dry maize for my family's food since we did not have enough food in the house. The whole balance was then spent on on buying and fixing a new door to my house because I had a very weak door tha could easily break, thus my property in the house were not safe.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt really happy and grateful the moment I received the money because I knew I was going to afford a new door to secure the property in my house.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
It's so hard for me to feed my family because there is drought and where my kids sleep is so pathetic and as a mother i have so much pain seeing that.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning's makes me happy because God has granted me another day to live.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It means I will be something from nothing because have struggled a lot to give my family basic needs and at time i don't meet all of them.
