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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying two oxen to assist on cultivating my farm and now I no longer practicing labor exchange which was mainly time consuming .I paid school fees for my child who is in high school 4,000 KES. I also bought a bag of maize and household expenditures.
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 buying building materials and extending my house since it was small, bought a bag of maize to sustain my family and paid school fee for my son in form three.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Having a descent house and being able to pay school fee for my son is the biggest difference in my life.
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 paying school fees for my child who is in high school at his fourth year.I bought a seat and now I have a place to rest on comfortably. I also bought a bag of maize .
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy and ran to my co- wife to inform her the good news after which I picked my son at his working place since he was my trustee.We went together to an Mpesa agent and withdrew the money immediately with the assistance of my son as I am not well conversant on how to withdrawing the money through my Mpesa account.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Lack of money to sustain my family is the biggest hardship I have now.
What is the happiest part of your day?
During the night when my mind and body is relaxed.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This money means a lot to me. I feel a big load has been lifted off my shoulder. I have been having school fees issues but I now know that with is money coming , I'm going to use part of it to pay my children school fees as well as start up a small business that will help me in the years to come.
