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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($480 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used the cash transfer to pay school fees for my children. My biggest problem was paying school fees for my children and that is why I opted to spend this money in this manner.
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 spent 25000 Kes on paying my two children's secondary school fees and spent 8600 Kes on plastering my house wall. I also helped my son change his roof which had been carried away by wind. I then spent the rest on food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is being peaceful knowing that my children studies peacefully without being sent home for school fees. The money came when two of my children (son and daughter) who are in form three and one respectively had been sent home for school fees. I was so stranded with children at home as I had no one to turn to for help. My life changed the moment I received the money and today, though am still worried over the coming years fees, but at least am peaceful knowing that they will not be sent home for the rest of this year for fees. Am hoping that having studied without being sent home for the rest of the study period this year will eventually have an impact in their end year results hence a greater impact to them achieving their life goals and am hoping for a brighter future for both of them as my daughter's dream is to become a nurse in future.
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?
When I received my first transfer, I used a total of 8500 KES to pay school fees for my 2 children in secondary school so that they are not sent home for the same. The balance was all spent on buying small food items for my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my money, I felt so relieved because I knew it was enough to clear the school fees for my children thus prevent them from being sent home.
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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 is my inability to be able to provide my children with three meals in a day being that my income is not sufficient enough to balance between feeding them and providing for their other basic needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings when my children come back home from school and I am able to affirm that they are safe and sound as they parted in the morning.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means that I will be able to pay school fees for my children in secondary school so that they won't have to be sent back home time and again.
