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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($499 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used the money I received from Give directly to pay school fee for my child who had a fee balance. I bought a solar panel mostly for lighting so that my children can have easy time while studying.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I paid school fees for my son in a secondary school worth 10000 KES and renovated my main house. I am now pleased with the new look of my main house and with the fact that my son is getting education.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am glad that currently, I set short term goals and achieve them on a daily basis as opposed to before when I never had means of achieving them.
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 the token transfer buying 6 tones of sand for plastering my house, I also paid school fee for my daughter in secondary school.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt very happy because I already had a plan on how to spent that money without any regret in the future.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Our main intention is to use the transfer on paying school fees for son in secondary school. Secondly, l would like to use the transfer on renovating my house by plastering the walls with cement because they are cracking and might fall off in future.Lastly, l will use the transfer on building a decent latrine for my family. The current one is almost sinking.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is taking my son to secondary school. Through our small business of selling rosted groundnuts we've been able to pay for his form one fees and is joining form two next year.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Paying school fees for my son in secondary school is our biggest challenge.Last term he missed two weeks of school days because he was sent home because of school fees.Our income is low.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning. I feel happy when am able to get casual work to get money to buy food for my family.
