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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on cementing my house into a semi-permanent one from a mud house.I no longer frequently smear my previous mud house and the time I used spare for smearing it I
now spend on my small retain business or attending rosca's with the aim of developing my household.
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 to buy building materials like timber, iron sheets, nails which I have used to build my new house and also to pay laborers who were building my house. I bought a sack of maize for consumption, spent some amount to pay school fees for my children who are in primary school and the remaining amount, I spent to buy food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now have a bigger and more spacious house than the one I was living in which was much smaller. Thank you Gd for the transfers and may God bless you all.
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 solar lamp to aid my children with their night studies, a bag of corn to enable us access daily food and I bought school books and clothes for my children.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was relieved to receive my money because I was stranded at that time.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship l face is giving my children the best as a mother can give to her children. Two years ago my house also got burnt with my Child in the house and l also lost everything in the house that made me start from zero.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the morning when l wake up with my children and all of them are well and healthy , and l have something for them to eat l feel happy.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this transfer means a big Change in my life .l am hopeful that l will start a small business and l will stop working for people in their farms.
