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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($478 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used the third transfer that I received from give Directly to materials such as cement and sand that were used to complete furnishing my house that I had built using the first and the second transfer.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying food, one bag of maize, I played school fees for my son who is in form two, I also bought steel doors, steel windows, Iron sheet, polls and nails that I used in building a new house
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I was able to build a new house, now I have a home of my own
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($96 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 purchase of a wooden bed (5,000 KES) since it was one of my most pressing needs, partial School fee for my child(2,000 KES), and clothing for my entire family (3,000 KES).
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment Transfers were sent, I was attending a burial in the village but did not have my phone, but a friend walked over to me and whispered that GD had just sent transfers. I later went home and checked my phone, only to find that I had also received my transfer. I got overwhelmed with joy, since I had never handled that kind of money in my life before, yet here I was!
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to use the transfer on renovating my house by replacing the old rusted iron sheets with new one.Secondly,l will use the remaining amount on paying school fees for daughter in form two.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Being able to buy a cow after selling beans from my farm after a good harvest is my biggest achievement.l am hoping the cow will give birth to a healthy calf and produce alot of milk.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is paying school fees for my daughter in secondary school.Sometimes she has to stay home for some days because l don't have money to pay for her fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of my day is in the morning when working in my farm.I like ploughing out weeds in the maize farm.
