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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48000 KES ($467 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 for a ready business "container"(10,000 KES) and also bought stock for the retail shop (20,000 KES) business . I paid College fee for my child who is a student at Teachers' Training College 10,000 KES) . I bought a bag of dry corn(4,000 KES) since we never harvested enough to eat.The rest I spent on assorted food items.
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 on paying 20,000 KES down payment for a container shop, paid 15,000 KES college fee for my child in college, bought a bed and mattress at 7,600 KES, a sack of maize at 4,600 KES then used the rest of the cash on little house items.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I managed to pay college fee for my child without taking any loans as before and am also very happy that am about to have a kiosk where I'll be doing my businesses, unlike now that am just doing the business from my house hence am not able to get many customers.
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 purchasing food for the family consumption, sent my daughter some amount for her upkeep in college and used most of the transfer on boosting my ongoing business that had gone down.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer I was very happy and felt at peace within my heart because I knew that I would be able to boost my business that the whole family members depends on which had previously gone down.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is in meeting the needs of my family especially education since I am a single parent.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is the night when I get the chance to rest after the tiresome duties of the day.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money gives me the opportunity to scale up my business so as to earn more profits that will enable me to adequately satisfy the needs of my family.
