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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on buying two oxen for cultivating my farm since practicing labor exchange was key before I received my transfer which was time consuming and now it has ease my farm work activities as I have my own oxen with my ox phough to facilitate this activities. I also built a kitchen for cooking purposes and a shelter for my chicken since I am rearing chicken for sale to get income for my family.
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 transfer on buying sand and cement and paid some builders who plastered my house and then I bought a new door and some steel windows that were installed on my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my wife is happy because she had been really longing for a plastered house and thanks to GD transfers we were able to do so.
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 hire a tractor to plough my land at 6,000 KES, bought hybrid seeds for planting and also bought food for my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because I was already stressed on how I was to going plough my land after almost all the oxen in the community had died from the drought. Thank you GD.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Lack of enough food for my family and lack of finance to provide basic needs to the family
What is the happiest part of your day?
Sharing meals with my family more so in the evening where all my family members are present
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It will change my life because i will renovate my house and buy four cows as a future investment.
