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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
23950 KES ($238 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the third to buy ironsheet since l planning to build ironroof house. The remaining balance l spent to start business of selling charcoal which has not picked very well but l am still strangling with it to make it better.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25000 KES ($240 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my second transfer on buying 28 pieces of iron sheets 13,400 KES. I also have saved the rest of my money which I am planning to use on constructing my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is the joy I have from restoring my fish vending business with the first transfer and now I am getting profits from it which assist me to pay my family's bills especially at this time when my husband is bedridden due to an accident he had. I am also hopeful of building a decent house in my own homestead since I have already bought the necessary building materials to necessitate this project which I have been longing for in along time hence I will be freed from the challenges of staying in a leaky grassed thatched house which is almost collapsing in my parent's -laws homestead.
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 my first transfer on paying debt 4000 KES which was overdue. I bought 5 pieces of iron sheets 4250 KES and food for my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received my first transfer, I felt very happy and stress- free since I had settled the debts that I had and I was hopeful of restoring my business.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is of proper shelter to comfortably accommodate my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when all my family members are good shape.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receive this money brings a lot of joy since we are planning to build a iron roofed house which is more species than the one we currently own.
