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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($475 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on opening an electronic shop to earn me enough income to sustain my family. Previously I used to hawk tomatoes which were earning me less income that could not sustain my family but I'm impressed with my current business, it's really doing well.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent a larger portion of my second transfer on building a permanent house and used some on buying food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am happy I'm soon having my own house thus we'll be independent because we are currently staying in a rental house which is expensive.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
When I received my first transfer, I invested the whole amount in my general shop. I sell low order goods like packets of salt, packets of sugar and bar soaps. I thought it was prudent to invest it this way to in orde
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
It was the happiest moment I ever had in my life when I received my first transfer. In fact, I never knew that Give Directly had done the disbursement but I got the news from the neighbor who received hers at the same time. I ran to my phone to check and got the money which made me happy to the highest notch and the next thing I did was to inform my parents and husband about the good news and the fact that I would't be called a beggar again!
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack of enough capital to expand on my business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when my husband is able to provide food for my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is really going to change my life in that I am going to expand on my business to generate more income to sustain my family.
