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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($474 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the third transfer on buying building material like iron sheets and polls that I used to build my house.I also bought maize for family.
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 second transfer on buying a bag of maize to sustain my family, bought building materials and built a descent house which can accommodate the whole of my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I now have a descent house for my family.
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 most of my transfer on my daughter-in-law's funeral expenses like buying food. The remaining amount I spent on daily expenditures in my house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because as a widow IO have led a very tough life and has never received such amount of money and also it came when I needed it most. 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 my life is lack of proper source of income that would make me go begging literally for food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when someone brings me food to eat.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means a lot of stress relieve. I hope to start small scale business of fresh fish which would enable me a better source of income to sustain my household. It would also mean buying furniture, utensils and clothes for my household.
