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Florence
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Other
faceAge:
23
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($477 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent part of my transfer settle a hospital bill for my child that costed me 4,000 KES. A week later my three years old child passed away. It was painful but I thank God for the transfer because it made it easier monetary wise to organize for his funeral. I spent the remaining amount on funeral arrangements. I return my gratitude to the entire GD fraternity.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the second transfer on house construction materials (37,000 KES) but we plan to build in August. I gave my husband the balance(13,000 KES) to pay towards a second hand motor cycle for transportation business.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference is that I used to feel extremely stressed since we live in a rental house and could be locked out many times due to rent non-payment, and yet we have small children. It happens that my husband is a fisherman and his income has been very low and sometimes he would come back home with only 50 KES after toiling in the Lake for 24 hours. Thank you GD, my heart feels settled because we are soon putting up our own a house at home, and my husband is switching over to motor cycle transportation business.
 
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 to buy iron sheets which am planning to use in building my new house because the house I was living got burnt down and the remaining amount I spent to buy food for my family and other household good which I did not have.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the Mpesa message, I was very happy but could not believe until I bought credit to confirm if indeed it was true that I had such amount of money in my Mpesa account. Thank you GD for the transfer.
 
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access_time over 7 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to support my family since we fully depend on fishing which is not reliable.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is the morning when My husband arrives from fishing with some money to take care of my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this will enable to move from fishing to opening up our own business which will help us to raise funds to build our own house.