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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the last transfers to buy a generator and a water pump for irrigating my farm.I am now happy as I earn a daily income from the sale I get from tomatoes and kales.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying two young oxen at 26,000 KES, used 10,000 KES to buy clothes and shoes for my family members, bought a sofa set at 7,000 KES then used the rest to start nursery tree planting.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that am now spending much of my time attending to my tree nursery which is hopefully going to give me huge incomes once I start selling the trees.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($96 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy an oxen plough then used the rest to buy clothes for the family and other little house items.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was just very happy.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Our first plan is to use part of the transfer sink a bore hole in our home that we intend to use for irrigating our farm in where we plant vegetables like kales and tomatoes. Our second plan is to spend another part of the transfer to buy four bulls that we would use in future to plough our farm instead of paying money for ploughing. Lastly, we intend to use the remaining amount to buy food and clothes for our family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having built this my house because we used to live in a house that was leaking when it was raining.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing is that we don't have farming tools and equipment which has forced us to hire and we don't have reliable income to do that.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am at home eating supper with my family.
