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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 timber and hired a power saw, I spent some amount on laborers who were building my house since I had bought most of the materials with my second transfer because the house I was living in was much smaller and very uncomfortable.. The remaining amount, I spent on food and clothes for my children.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy building materials that I want to use to build a new house. I also spent part of the money to pay school fees for my daughter who had just joined secondary school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is seeing that soon I will have a bigger house. I cannot wait to see this day and my new house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 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 paying school fee for my son to enable him join high school.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy when I receive my money as I was stranded where to get school fee for my son, thanks to GD.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to construct a bigger house for the family. We also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for our child who is to join High school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have managed to pay school fees for our first born.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The hardship that we have faced in life is that we have inadequate agricultural land that we can use to grow crops. This has made us to resort to renting land for agriculture at expensive rates.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am having supper with my family.
