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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($465 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I received my third transfer the moment I never had food for my household members and at the same time, I had just been informed that I had huge school fees arrears for my 3 children; one in a secondary school, the other one in a primary school and the remaining one in university. The first thing I did was to stock enough food for my household members after which I cleared the arrears-what a huge relief, a time I least expected!
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent a larger portion of my second transfer on paying school fee for my two children both in campus and secondary and used 10000 KES on buying food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I feel relieved having completed school fee which was really hectic raising being that we are just peasant farmers. The little money we currently get we can now save for meeting other needs.
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 6,000 KES form my first transfer to pay school fees for my chidren and the remaining amount I spent to buy a sack of maize for consumption.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because my children had been sent home for school fees and also I did not money to buy food. The Mpesa message uplifted my spirit, thank you GD.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Paying school fees for our child in secondary school, and another one in college, is the biggest hardship we have faced.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings, when I'm relaxing after having supper.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I feel very happy, because I expect to get some relief in paying school fees for our child in secondary school, and another in college, as I plan to use the money to do so.
