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Joseph
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Small business
faceAge:
49
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used my last transfer to buy iron sheets and wood to build a house because my house before was small I have since left it to be used as the bedroom of the children and partitioned it to make a small house for the kitchen I used the remainder of the money to buy a dairy cow.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my second transfer on buying building materials such as 30 pieces of iron sheets 21,900 KES and timbers 10, 000 KES since I am planning to build a decent three roomed house .I bought a bag of maize 4600 KES for my family's consumption ,a table 3500 KES and 5 cushions for my chairs 2500 KES .I paid debts which was of overdue 7000 KES . The remaining amount of money I also bought household expenditures.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am hopeful of building my dream house that I have long for in a long time since I have bought the necessary building materials for the comencement of this project.
 
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 6000 KES of the first transfer on buying a cow, bought school attires for three children at 2500 KES and spent the rest of the money on buying food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I was so happy and thanked God.
 
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access_time over 7 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, we plan to use part of the transfer to build a bigger mud house with three rooms. Secondly, we plan to use the remaining amount to buy two cows that would provide us with milk, and also as an investment for our family. Lastly, we intend to use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our daughter, who will be joining form three next year.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are very proud of is that, we raised our eldest daughter well, she got married, and we were paid two cows for her dowry.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Inadequate resources, due to unreliable source of income, to build a bigger house, is the biggest hardship we have faced
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the mornings, when I'm praying.