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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 paying school for my child who is in high school .I plastered my house from a mud one and now I am lighten from frequently smearing of my previous house and the time I have saved from not smearing ,I now used it on carrying out other developmental works .I also bought a solar lamp hence my children have ample to study as opposed to before the transfer when they used to have traditional lantern for lighting and if paraffin got exhausted they were forced to sleep without completing their school homework.
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 transfer on paying school fee for my son who had been sent home for school fee because of a lot of fee arrears. I then spent the remaining amount on buying sand and cement which were used in plastering my house and the rough casting it to add durability.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now more at peace since my son is settled in school and I am sure he will do well even though he missed last terms examinations due to lack of school fee.
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 transfer to pay school fees for my child at 7,000 KES. I bought hybrid seeds which I planted and also bought twenty tins of maize for my family's consumption.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, my child had been sent home for school fees and I did not have anywhere to get the money. This made me very happy and thankful to God almighty, thank you GD.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face is coping with the effects of the prolonged droughts that has made it hard to acquire food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Am happy most part of the day not unless somebody offends me.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
In have been thinking of how I will be able to pay school fees for my child in form four but now with this money I will be able to clear his fees. The money is thus a means to my child's educational need fulfillment.
