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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on relocation to my own land as required by Luos traditions and building a 3 room house for 42,000 KES.In any case we had always planned to build a better house since the one we had leaked but we had no finds as we lived hand to mouth life ,so we thank GD for facilitating us.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on purchasing building materials that I planned to use in connstruction of a new house to replace the grass thatched one that I possessed before. Secondly, I purchased a sofa set since whatever I had were ones I had borrowed from my grandmother to serve me for some time. Finally, I purchased a television, I felt backdated because I had nothing at all to keep me updated on the world news.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the good life I have acquired currently. I was one person who could not be heard at all in the entire village because of the extreme level of poverty. Nobody thought I could even own a better house like the others.
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 spent it on a cupboard. This is what I lacked most and since I had bought some precious utensils before then, I realized that the best place for them was a cupboard where they wouldn't break.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I received my money when I was on my way to the lake-going to fish and guess what? I made a u-turn, back home to inform my wife about it. We were extremely happy, since we knew that we would acquire a cupboard that we had been dreaming of.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face is not being able to provide for my family fully more so their basic needs like food,decent shelter and clothing being that I earn very little from my job.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is from the the afternoon going onwards because that is the only time when I am able to share a meal with my family and even spend time with them after coming back from working in the fields.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will finally be able to move out of my fathers home and set up my own permanent house in my apportioned piece of land.with the balance, I plan to set up a small shop for my wife to manage.
