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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 my third transfer on paying school fees for my child who is in high school 10,000 KES .I bought building materials such as 20 pieces of iron sheets and 7 bags of cement which I am planning to use on expanding my house to be spacious enough to the extend of accommodating my family members comfortably .I also bought a she-cow which I am rearing at the moment.
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, plastered my house to reduce dust, bought four goats to help me start a livestock farming and paid school fee for my child in form four.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a descent house and am able to pay school fee for my child.
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 used 8000 KES from my first transfer to pay school fees for my child in secondary school so that he can be allowed to sit for the exams. The balance was spent on buying cushions for my seats.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so relieved because I had a fees balance to pay for my son yet I did not have any money of my own to pay.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is inability provide food for my household that sometimes meant sleeping on empty stomachs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is in the evening, when I get some money out of the firewood sales and buy food for my household.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means happiness in my life in that I shall be able to pay school fees for my children, constructing a spacious house and also starting a better business for sustainable livelihood.
