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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 completing payment for a motor cycle (25,000 KES) that my husband used to hire before, to buy it for ourselves . I had already paid part of second transfer for the same, and we sold livestock to help us clear the debt.
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?
I spent 5550 KES of my second transfer on buying furniture. I bought a few households (cooking stove, utensil, carpet, trunk box) at 5000 KES. I bought bedding at 2500 KES. I bought a bag of maize at 5100 KES. I bought a solar lump at 3000 KES. I bought two goats at 5000 KES and used the rest of the money on buying cement, sand and paint for plastering my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the fact that I have bought most of the things I needed in my life. This makes me proud as woman because my house looks like other fellow women in the village.
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 most of my first transfer to buy a sack of maize for my family's consumption, I bought water tank which I use to store water. The remaining amount I spent to buy school uniform for my children and also to pay their school fees.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the money, I was very happy because I was now going to a step further from where I have been. Thank you GD for the transfer.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in life is that I am in a polygamous marriage meaning that the husband's attention is always divided and sometimes the motorcycle taxi business does not fetch enough income to sustain all the families, therefore, I am sometimes forced to do casual labour work to earn something so that I supplement whatever my husband gets as income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happiest in the evening because this is when I get to rest from the daily chores with less to be worried about.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
This is a very well thought project and am happy to be one of the beneficiaries. The transfer will go a long way in changing our lives, I will now be able to repair my house and also improve on my business.
