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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on school fees for my children and food for my family, I also bought 2 cows and build a kitchen with the remaining tranfer.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the whole of the second transfer to buy fishing-boat as my source of income, where bu my spouse use it for fishing.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, l now have a stable source of income where l get my daily basic needs as compared to before that l would work for people in their farms to get basic needs.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying a bag of maize to sustain my family and ploughed my farm in preparation of the rainy season.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so excited when I received the money because it would help me in ploughing my farm.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The hardest hardship I currently face is lack of school feesto pay for my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is in the evening when we are taking supper with my children together after hard days work.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money makes me feel happy because it will make me build a toilet that I don't have and pay my children school.
