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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($477 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the transfer to buy building materials as l am planning to build a house being that l am staying in a rental house, which is very expensive. The remaining balance l spent to pay hospital bill since was very sick.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on seats ( 5,000 KES) , house construction (25,000 KES), and spent the rest on assorted food items.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my family looks foward to having a house of our own and rest from paying monthly rent. Two, currently we own proper seats , which is great improvement from the one plastic seat that we have been having. Thank you
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 most of my first transfer to buy a sack of maize for my family's consumption during the dry season, I bought a sack of charcoal to use in cooking whenever it rains. I spent some amount to pay my rent and it was the first time I paid my rent on time and the remaining amount I spent to buy household goods.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because I did not have money to buy food for my family on that day. I was very grateful for the transfer. Thank you GD.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is lack of money to take care of our basic needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest moment is at night when we're together with my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is going to change my life because am going to be able to build a house which has been a major challenge.
