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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I bought building materials with the whole of my third transfer which I used in renovating my house. I had a mud house which was hard to maintain being that I'm physically challenged. So I had to seek help from kind hearted neighbors to help me smear it because I couldn't afford to pay for the labor. I'm now happy and at peace I got a long term solution to curb the challenges I faced previously.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the whole of my second transfer on buying building materials (cement, iron sheets, timber and nails) which I used in both building a house for my son who didn't have a house and on cementing my house which was not cemented.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is seeing my son sleeping in his house so he doesn't have to seek for sleeping space in neighbors houses which was risky and uncomfortable. Being lame it wasn't easy looking for soil and cowdung to repair my house so I'm now relieved of the stress because I resorted to a long term solution by cementing it.
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 buying a solar lamp 2500 KES and 20 tins of maize for my family's consumption 4000 KES. The remaining amount I bought two school uniform for my children 1800 KES and household expenditures too.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my first transfer,I felt very happy since I had received money which I didn't have and on that day I had stay the whole day without a meal hence the money was just a relieve for me.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my income is very low and getting food for my family is a challenge during this dry season.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I start making ropes using sisal in the morning at home. This makes me happy as I am to take the finished ropes to the market and get some cash when I sell them.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money to me means that I will be able to renovate my house and move from a mud house to a house that is cemented as it is what I have always wished to do.
