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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47500 KES ($460 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I invested a big part of my second transfer on Cosmetics business (25,000 KES) to enable us get a source of income, and gave the balance to my husband who bought seats (20,000 KES)for our house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I invested a greater part of my second transfer in a cosmetic business. This decision was arrived at after a cousin who had a salon nearby advised me on the advantages of owning a cosmetic shop rather than a shop that I previously had in mind. I also backed up this business with a chips cafe in order to maximize profits.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the independence life I have acquired with the profits I get from my two businesses. I am so happy that I no longer rely on my spouse for each and every need in the house. Something like my personal requirements I am able to afford even without his support.
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 4000 Kes of my first transfer on buying my child's clothes and gave my husband 5000 Kes which he was to spend on repairing his motorcycle. The remaining amount I spent on buying food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the transfer, I felt grateful to God and GD because it's not very easy to find such amount of money at once. This was a blessing.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I experience is that I don't have a stable source of income so feeding my family and paying my children's school fee has not been easy for me due to that.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is at 10:00am while doing my daily work in my piece of land where I farm maize and beans.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am so exited to be one of the people receiving this money and I know it is going to transform my life so much.
