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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($477 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on building a spacious three roomed house and now my family and I have enough space to spend quality family time together which wasn't the case before the transfer as the previous house too small .
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?
I spent my second transfer on buying building materials (iron sheets, polls and nails). I also bought a water container.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are able to stay in school because I paid there school fees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on tractor hire for land preparation as well as certified maize seed, 6 sets of primary school uniform and shoes for my 4 children and 2 orphans, and also a bag dry corn for consumption.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I felt thrilled because I was facing a lot of financial pressure by then, and only I know how much ‘my shoes were pinching, until my mind could not think straight’’; One, it was time to prepare land and yet I had no money to hire a Tractor, yet the traditional system of using bulls had failed since most of them had died during the long drought spell. Two I have 6 young children under my roof who are my responsibility (2 orphans and my own) and all of whom needed new school uniform and shoes. Thank you GD for bailing me out of the difficulties.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have is fending for our family because we don't have a stable source of income.Accessing health care is also a hardship and at times we have had to use traditional medicine/herbs when our child was sick because we could afford to take him to the hospital for professional care.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I have not had happiness in my life from the time that I was diagnosed with ulcers.The medical report showed that it had also affected my womb and the medication that was prescribed for me was too expensive for me.This is why I am not happy.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will plaster my house because the floor is very dusty and this will help me stop the hursle of looking for cow dung to smear the house for maintenance.Plastering means reducing the maintainance cost and I will also buy some livestock.
