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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I have a son in Egerton Univesity taking a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture but paying his fees has been a great problem to me, as a result his learning has not be consistent due to huge fees arrears till I received third transfer that I used half of it to clear the arrears. I spent the rest on a cow that will supplier us with milk in the near future.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying a cross breed cow at 22,000 KES, paid 12,000 KES school fee for my two children in high school, used 4,000 KES to weed my farms, gave 5,000 KES to my wife to restart her grocery business which had collapsed due to lack of many then added some of my money to the rest of the cash and bought two sacks of maize at 8,000 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children are no longer being sent out of school as before hence I don't beg money from my brothers to pay their school fees. Am also hopeful of making some income by selling milk from my milk cow.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on paying fees for my child who is in high school and used most of the amount on purchasing food for the family consumption.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer I was very excited because I knew that I would be able to pay school fees for my children since after resigning out of work due to sickness, I have been selling my calves to clear the fee which has been stressing.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship was losing my job when I became sick,it changed our lives so much and we are still coming to terms with all the changes.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of our day is when we are able to feed our children.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is a blessing to us since we will be able to take our children back to school. We have always wanted to see them go far with their education but due to lack of money they have not been able to.
