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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($468 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 Secondary as well as primary school fee for our four children for 47,000 KES. I did this because I wish to educate my children and facilitate them to have a better life than what I am experiencing due to my lack of education.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 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 repairing my house at 14,500 KES, bought a lorry of sand at 8,000 KES which I'll use to cement the walls of the house, a bed and mattress at 8,000 KES, a sack of maize at 4,700 KES, paid 14,000 KES school fee for my three children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now happy that am now sleeping on a mattress, unlike before when I used to sleep on a hard surface. Am also no feeling night colds now that my walls don't have holes anymore.
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?
I spent my first transfer on a bag of dry corn and assorted food (5,000 KES) and also maize seeds and tractor hire to plough my land as in preparation for food production (5,000 KES).
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I felt alive and very joyful; It happens that I had felt frustrated just a while earlier since the bulls that were to have ploughed my land for the current food production season had all died a sudden death, but here I was, God had provided a way through GD money so I could afford to hire a tractor, and no more frustration!
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are currently facing in our life is food insecurity due to inadequate for our crops.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest moment of the day is in the morning when I wake up and I find my family and are well.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel excited since I'm am now optimistic of opening my business and paying fees to my children.