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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 used the third transfer to purchase building materials (a truck of sand, cement, iron sheets) which I used to both build a kitchen and plaster my house respectively. I didn't have a kitchen, and I was forced to cook in the open air which gave me hectic time because of wind and rain.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 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 building a three roomed kitchen and now I have a place to cook in and a sleeping place for my children. I have also cemented the floor of my main house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to build an iron sheet roofed kitchen and now my children have a comfortably place to sleep in as opposed to before when they were sleeping in a leaky grassed thatched Kitchen and mostly on rainy season they used to have sleepless nights as they could move their bedding to avoid being soaked up.I have also cemented my main house and now their is the reduction of jigger attacked.
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?
When I received my first transfer, I used 4500 KES to buy a sack of maize for my family's food because we did not have enough food in the house. I then used 3000 KES to buy a goat which I am rearing in my home, and the balance was spent on buying school uniforms for my children in primary school.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy the moment I received my money because finding food for my family had become a problem since we had exhausted our food reserves and I did not have money to buy food.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face is, lack of enough income to take care of my family of eleven children. This is because my husband is the sole bread winner and also physically disabled is unable to do some odd jobs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is during the day when I am able to speak to my friends and forget about my stress.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this transfer means that I will be able to pay school fees for my eleven children for them to have a brighter future.It also means that my house will no longer be infested by jiggers as I will plaster it with cement.
