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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
My son is not well employed and he does not have any source of income,so when I received my third transfer,I bought him some building materials that he used to build a nice house. I also paid school fees for my granddaughter who is in secondary school and food for my family consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on buying building bricks which I want to use in building a new permanent house. I then bought some Kitchen utensils which I had wished to buy for a longtime. I also bought a sack of corn for our feeding and spent the rest on buying digging hoes for tilling my land.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that this money has given me hope that I will own a permanent house now that I have started buying building materials to accomplish this dream.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying bedding so that I can have a comfortable place to sleep on. The remaining cash I spent on buying a bag of corn for family consumption.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy when I received my transfer. It was in the evening when I received my transfer. I knelt down to thank God for the blessing. Thanks to GD too.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to buy bricks, cement and sand which I will use to renovate my house since it is in a dilapidated state.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement managing to be allocated a house in Nairobi through my own efforts and I even started paying the mortgage payments, but by bad luck I lost the house when my spouse sold it without my knowledge.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I faced was when my spouse died, he left me with five children who I have struggled to raise. My brother in law also took advantage of his death and grabbed all the pieces of land that belonged to my spouse and even presently he still mistreats me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is usually in the morning when I wake up, this is because I can thank the Lord for blessing me and my family and granting us life.
