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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When we received my first lumpsum transfer, we spent 20000 KES on 36 iron sheets, 5000 KES on building timbers , 1000 KES on nails, I paid secondary school fees for my 2 children with 15000 KES, I spent 3500 KES on a mattress, I gave my children 1000 KES pocket money and I paid a deposit of labor fee with the remaining 4500 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
We are now settled in the mind since GD has enabled us keep our children in school, which has equally improved their performance. This has fostered love between us and our children the biggest difference in our daily life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I had a burden of school fees arrears for my children and therefore I paid for them using 9000 KES of the transfer and I gave them the remaining 1000 KES as their pocket money.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I will clear school balances for my children and build a better house with the whole of my upcoming lumspum payment.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my two children who are in secondary school, I will spend part of the transfer on building a house as I will buy building materials like iron sheets and timber. I will spend part of the remaining transfer also on buying a bull that we can use in ploughing a farm.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that we were able to build a house by use of savings that we got from the casual jobs that we have been doing.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that our family is big and our income is very low hence supporting them in terms of school fess and food is a challenge.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I wake up in the morning to prepare breakfast for my family.
