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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 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 plastering our three room house and painting it nicely for 48,000 KES. GD money was a good opportunity for me to do this since I always planned to do so but had no finances.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 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 26 bags of cement and sand which I am currently using to plaster my house, three steel windows and steel door. The remaining amount, I spent to buy a sack of maize for consumption
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am now going to live in a good and beautiful house which is plastered
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 buying a sack of corn for my family's feeding. I then bought a new suitcase for keeping my clothes and then bought a big water storing drum for storing rain water.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy when I received my transfer, I have never received such an amount form anyone before.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The current famine that has claimed the lives of my livestock and also not being able to cultivate my farm
What is the happiest part of your day?
At night, when i have my family with me after a long day's hustle
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My main source of income is subsistent farming, which is seasonal. I have always wanted to invest in a long term investment like a business. Am glad because i will now use the money to invest in a business, and be able to pay school fees for my children
