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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on starting a small retail shop business, now my family and I are getting daily income in doubles that sustains my family's needs as opposed to before the transfer when I mainly depended on causal work like working on the my well -off neighbors farms like a peasant worker which was unreliable because at time one could bounce on getting such jobs since it was limited.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building an iron roofed house because I had an iron roofed house. I also paid fees for my son in college and bought 2 goats.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a leak free iron roofed house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent most of my transfer to buy a bicycle which is our main mode of transport especially when going to fetch water from the lake which is a very long distance from our home. I bought hybrid seeds at 1,500 KES for planting, bought twenty tins of maize for my family's consumption and also bought food for my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, we were very happy and thanked God for his blessings and it has also brought alot of changes in our lives like a bicycle which helps alot. Thank you GD.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
During rainy seasons we normally experience diseases like pneumonia and malaria which make us spend our earnings on treatment. Farming and educating children are also a challenge to us.
What is the happiest part of your day?
During morning hour's when I wake up a live and also when I get opportunity to put food on top of the table
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I want to move from this grass thatched house,I am planning to build a semi permanent house which will help me and my visitors as it will be big enough. I will also build a latrine which will save us from getting diseases like cholera.
