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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($466 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my last transfer in buying a calf to rear , I also bought cement and murram to plaster my floor and finish up with the building project I started from my second transfer , I also paid school fees arrears for my son who joined high school.
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 second transfer to buy furniture,a dairy cow and 20 pieces of iron sheets that I will use to build a house. I also bought food and pay school fees for my children.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I manage to have enough comfortable seats in my house.
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 token transfer buying two goats which I'll also sell in the future in case I have an emergency, I also paid school fee to my son in secondary school.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very happy and excited after confirming the m-pesa message from Give directly.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend first transfer on children school fees, second on sugarcane farming and third of buying livestock which I can later sell to cater for other needs in the house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
At one time we planted sugarcane which we harvested and later sell, and part of the money we paid for our daughter who is in college .
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our biggest hardship is lack of jobs in places we work and we had to settle fee balances in school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evening after hard day from work when we sit together enjoying the meal together.
