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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($465 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 school fees, added 3 goats and a cow to my live stocks. Then start a small retail business for my daily upkeep.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I used 25000 KES to pay secondary school fes for my son who had been sent home for fees. I then used a total of 10500 KES to buy a sofa set and a table since I did not have proper seats in my house. Since I wanted to rear my own domestic animal, I used 3800 KES to buy a sheep, and spent the rest on opening a small-scale retail shop for my wife.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that the transfer helped me clear my child's school fees, thus I concentrate on other things other than raising money for fees through doing odd jobs.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 5000 KES of my first transfer on paying my son's school fees and spent the rest on buying food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the transfer, I felt so excited. That moment, I was actually on my way to do some casual work for money but immediately I confirmed that GD had sent me money, my plans changed. I went back home, changed my clothes and we went together with my wife to withdraw the money.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that we only plant crops in our farm once and that translates to only one bag of maize which is not enough to sustain my family for a whole year.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is during the mid day when we sit down together with friends in order to talk about the word of God and read the Bible.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money makes me happy and I give thanks to God for touching the hearts of the donors who are generous enough to send us cash which has value in my life as I will be able to pay school fees for my children. It is my wish that they add more to what they are going to give us.
