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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on a heifer for 20,000 KES to provide our milk in the future. I gave my husband the balance with which he bought cattle and other items to pay bride price to my parents, which has given me more honour in the village.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
We (my spouse and I ) used a portion of the transfer to complete my house. I invested a portion of the transfer in retail shop. I also purchased foodstuffs for family consumption.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest differnce in my daily life is that I now have a very big house which accommodate all my family since I have a big house. Apart from that, my property which I kept at the neighborhood due to insufficient space are now in my house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I add some extra cash on top of my first transfer to build a new house since I had a small old house which was almost failing down.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy because now I have a new house.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest challange is lack of basic income to sustain my large family of ten members since i depends on odd jobs to sustain them
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning while preparing my children for school and i am going to work so as to provide for them
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I will use the money to built a new house since the one am living currently is small and can't contain my family with comfort and part of the money will cater for school fees for my two children who are in high school
