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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I had been poor in handling emergencies due to lack of resources/ investments so when I received my third transfers, I decided to buy 2 cows that I believe one day will help me when in financial problems.
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 paying school fee for my 2 children in secondary school. I strained a lot in search for school fee which subjected me into doing some weird jobs. I also purchased some two cows as a way of investing a portion of the transfer.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer worry and do weird jobs in order to raise cash for school fee and for meeting the family's daily needs.
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?
I spent my first transfer to pay school fees for my two children in secondary school. I had some a little amount that I used to buy food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer,I was so happy. I was in the farm and immediately stopped farming ,just because of the happiness.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning before starting my days work.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest challenge is that my income is so small to take care of all my family needs.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
If I receive this money,I will use it in buying bulls to help with work in my farm.That means that I will not spend so much money to pay people to work on my farm and to hire bulls.
