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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($479 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the transfer to buy a cow for rearing to give us milk,bought building materials to renovate my roof as the timber had decayed, paid contractors and the rest i bought food for family consumption.
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 the second transfer on buying livestock and furniture.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having livestock which I consider as investment because I can sell them in future to help me cater for my needs whenever I'm stuck.
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 to buy two sacks of maize for my family's consumption and also food for my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I received the money, I was very happy because for the first time I received ten thousand KES without working for it and also at the time it was sent, I was very down financially. Thank you GD
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is source of sustainable income,I am living on hand to mouth daily.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My favorite part of the day is evening, this is the time I relax with my whole family and finding out how their day was.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
I have been staying with my spouse for ten years without paying her dowry, so receiving money from Gd will help me pay the dowry as well as constructing a latrine.
