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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Staying in a decent three roomed house that I had built with the third transfer has always been un-achievable for a peasant like me since with my low income making priority of saving to build a house over feeding and educating my children has been null since before the transfer I was staying in was small one roomed house with nine members of my family as a result privacy wasn't maintained .I also partly paid school fees for my child who is in college.
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 transfer on building a new fishing boat which my husband and eldest son now uses for fishing. I then paid school fee for my child ho is in secondary school and spent the rest on buying new bedding and a sack of corn for my family's feeding.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, My financial situation has been greatly changed now that my husband has a steady source of income from the fishing business that he does.
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 paying 5,000 KES college fee for my child in college, bought a sack of maize at 3,500 KES, a blanket at 1,000 KES then used the rest on food. My child is now comfortably in school and am also eating easily.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so happy that I screamed when I received the transfer because I didn't really expect the money.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Poverty has taken a good toll of my life,just doing casual work to sustain my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the morning, when seeing my children off to school.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I am overwhelmed with happiness knowing that I will build a modern house.
