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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
We spent my third transfer on plastering our house on plastering our 4 room house, and we began another housing structure that stalled.
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 half of my second transfer on buying building materials ( sand, cement and bricks) and saved 25000 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having building materials ready which gives me the hopes of soon having a brick house. This will save me from incurring the cost of repairing my house every time it rains thus I'll spend the money on meeting a different need.
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 2 lorries of sand and kept aside in preparation for construction of a permanent house once my second transfer is sent.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so good when I received my transfer as it marked the beginning of my journey towards acquiring a permanent house.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I am very sick and on a wheelchair.As a result of this,I am not able to engage in anything constructive thus my wife is forced to fend for the family's wellbeing and also take care of me.All this has been very trying for us.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest mostly in the morning and evenings when all my family members are around me.as I am mostly confined to being at home,when they are not there I tend to feel lonely most of the time.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means the building of a much better house that will be large enough to sustain our big family since right now when we are all together, some are forced to go sleep somewhere else
