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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
46400 KES ($456 USD)
access_time over 5 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the whole of the third transfer to pay collage fee for my daughter who joining collage and l did not have any amount, without GD she could not have joined the collage.
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 my first transfer to buy timber, iron sheets, nails which am planning to use in building my house. I bought steel door and steel windows. The remaining amount, I spent some amount to pay school fees for my children who are in primary school and half a sack of maize for my family's consumption.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I am now very happy because I have bought all the materials ready to build my house, something which I could not do before. Thank you GD for uplifting my living standard
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 paying my children school fees, purchased a sack of maize for my household consumption and bought a sheep as an investment.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I received my money while at my farm and I immediately left what I was doing and left home out of excitement.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to build a new house because I built my house in a wrong place. Secondly l would wish to pay school fees for my children who are in school. I would also like to open up a business to generate income to support my family. Finally l would like to use the rest of the money to do farming.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that through farming we are able to take our children to school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is low source of income to support my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the is when having dinner with my family.
