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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($474 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the last transfer to plaster my house since, l have been longing to staying in a nice plastered house and l could not afford. l also spent the transfer to buy furniture since l was sitting on water container.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent me second transfer on purchasing furniture @26000 Kes, spent 5000 Kes on finishing my house and bought fishing ropes @8000 Kes. With the rest of the money, I paid school fees, a sack of maize, a mattress and the rest on daily food and other consumables.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my house looks very presentable since I purchased very nice furniture. I do not worry anymore like I used to before when I had guests because I had no seats for my guests to even sit on and I could borrow seats from my neighbour for the period I had guests. The neighbour never gave me the respect I deserved because she knew that I would still borrow her seats when I had guests. Purchasing my own seats has even earned me some respect from the same neighbour.
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 to pay school fees for my child at 3,000 KES. Paid laborers who were renovating my house, bought wooden doors for my house at 5,000 KES and also I gave my spouse some amount for his upkeep.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because I could now afford to buy doors for my house and also pay school fees for my children who had been sent home for school fees. Thank you GD
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in life is walking in rags and being ashamed to associate with other village members because they call me abusive names. The other hardship is lack of food and feeling weak due to malnutrition.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is in the afternoon when I get some food from well-wishers to feed my household.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a lot of joy and happiness in my life. I hope to buy good clothes for my household instead of walking in rags as it is now. I also plan to start some small scale business that would be of more sustainable income to my household and pay school fees for my children.
