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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
For a long time I have been cooking outside, the strong winds, the rains and all the weather conditions could interfere with the cooking. So, when I received my third transfer, I bought building materials that I used to construct a kitchen. I, no longer panic as I have a place to cook from, free from the harsh weather conditions. The remaining I spent on food for my family consumption and paying school fees for my daughter in secondary school..
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 buying one bag of maize, a solar system, cushions, I payed school fee for my son who is in fourth form, I also bought Iron sheet, nails, polls and timber that I used in renovating my house and building a new kitchen
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I was able to build a new kitchen, now I have a place to prepare my daily meals
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 my first transfer on buying a sack of maize at 3,500 KES, paid 3,000 KES school fee for my son in high school, I then spent the rest of the cash on other little items like nails, hoes, panga, iron sheets, etc. Am now better because I have my maize in the house and my child also hasn't been sent out of school.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so happy that I jumped up several times when I received the transfer and I couldn't even keep digging anymore.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I currently face is how to pay school fees for my children,get food for the family and how to do farming that can enable me feed my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is afternoon after doing the casual labouring,and I get some money for food and the children get lunch and go back to school.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money will make me think of enlarging my business from small scale to a large scale.
