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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 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 building a 2 room kitchen to facilitate me since I used to cook from outside and got inconvenienced a lot. In addition,I paid secondary school arrears for 15,000 KES to enable our child get back to class.I also bought seats for 12,000 KES since we did not have any seats at all.
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?
When I received my second transfer, I spent a total of 35000 KES on the construction of a new house of 35 iron sheets for my family because my previous house was so old and had become so weak. I then used 6000 KES to clear school fees for my child in secondary school. The balance wss spent on buying a bed for myself and dry maize for my family's food because we had no food in the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now sleep in a very comfortable bed unlike before when I used to use a mat on the floor for sleeping.
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 to pay school fees for my child and bought bedding with the remaining transfer.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy, since it was my first time received such kind of money.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is my childrens' school fee since we don't have any reliable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is at night when talking to my children while having supper.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This transfer will improve my dignity.It will enable me construct a bigger and better house to accommodate all my children and also pay for them school fees.
