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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($476 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on enlarging my house and cementing it too of which at the moment has given me a piece of mind through this transformation . I also bought sofa set seats and three goats .
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying 17 pieces of iron sheets at 650 KES each, 10 pieces of bags of cement at 7000 KES, a bicycle at 4000 KES, labour at 4000 KES, a sack of maize at 4700 KES, payment of school fees at 2000 KES, iron nails at 1850 KES, timber at 4000 KES, while the rest on upkeep and food at 5000 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that nowadays I live a better life
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 spent my first transfer to buy a sack of maize at 3,600 KES, bought school uniform at 1,500 KES for my children, spent 500 KES to pay school fees and the remaining amount I spent to buy food and gave some to my mother-in-law for her upkeep.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money I was very happy because at that particular time, I did not have even a single cent to buy food for my family.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm currently facing is lack of school fees for my children and food insecurity for my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is at night because I find time to rest from my days chores.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
We feel happy because, our main occupation is charcoal burning, receiving this money will enable me to open clothe selling business which will give us sustainable income.
