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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($465 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent just a small part of my third transfer on housing materials, though we have not yet started construction as we are waiting to fulfill some Luo traditions first.In fact the total I have for building is (70,000 KES ) since I also saved the second transfer to help us in putting up a better structure.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of my second transfer to buy iron sheets, nails, steel door and steel windows which am planning to use in my new house. The remaining amount, I have saved to spend later.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily is that, I have bought all the materials which I need to build my house in my compound and this makes me very happy.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on a bag of dry corn (4,500 KES) as well as assorted food products (5,500 KES).
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I felt excited because that was the largest amount of money I had ever seen and handled in my life and I knew I would achieve much with it.
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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 my life is lack of money to buy food for my household. I felt a lot of pain in my heart especially when the young children were crying due to hunger.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I get some money from casual labor and buy food for my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a great breakthrough in my life. I would like to purchase some piece of land where I can built my own home. We lack enough land where we can do our own expansion and development.
