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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($472 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my transfer on buying timber, iron sheets and nails which I used in building a new house in my own home. I also paid workers who helped in building the house and bought food which they ate during the process of building the house.
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?
I spent my second transfer on buying food, a table, a sofa seat (one set), I also bought a steel door, Iron sheet, polls, nails and timber that I used in building a new house because my current house was a thatched roof house that was licking
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I was able to build a new house now my family and I are not rained on anymore during the rainy seasons
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 whole of my first transfer on buying wood which I split to be used as poles for constructing my new house when I receive the second transfer. The rest of
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt excited the moment I received the money, because it was a sign that I will be able to afford a new house as I had planned earlier on.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is that we lack ways in which we can cultivate our land,and it makes us to lug behind and we are not able to have enough food for our family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I am able to sell the bricks that I make and I get paid.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
It will enable us to move to our own compound and build our own home,which is something we have wanted to do for so long but because of lack of money we have not been able to.
