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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on paying school fees for my son who is in the university and now I am relieved since before the transfer five of my children were in school with a lump-sum arrears which was a weight that I didn't know how to go away with.I added stock onto my seedling vending business (mainly cereal) which I had started with the second transfer and the profits I make assists me to carter for my family's needs.
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 a larger portion of my second transfer on paying school fee for my child in university and used part of it on boosting my business.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I was able to clear school fee for my child so I'm not worried of him being sent back for school fee which is risky because when he stays home for long he might easily get into bad groups. My business too is doing well, we are able to meet our needs with income we get out of it. This is the biggest difference in my daily life.
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 the larger part of my first transfer on adding capital onto my grocery business and now the business is making good sales since my customers are getting variety of goods according to their preference. I also bought two school uniform to my nephew who are orphans and school stationary as well.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer, I felt very happy since I was assured of expanding my business as this has been my long time dream and now I have already added capital with the money onto my grocery business hence its making good sales because my customers are getting variety of goods according to their preferences.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship has been paying school fees for my children who happen to be in university,secondary and class eight respectively.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest pàrt of my day is always around midday when I start selling my vegetables and I'm sure that by the end of the day, I will be able to go back home with something.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means the expansion of my small scale business as a vegetable vendor to a large scale one, and using the remainder of the transfer to top up my sons university fees for this year.
