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I used my transfer to buy building materials (25000), food (10000), paid labor charges (8000) and secondary school fees for my daughter (10000) which i topped up Ksh. 3000.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am undertaking a degree course and also have school fees to pay for my children, so i could not afford to expand my house. I am so happy that GD enabled me achieve this and clear school fees balance.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used a portion of the transfer to purchase family foodstuffs. I also used the remaining portion to buy gas for cooking.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to renovate my house with a portion of the transfer while the rest I'll use to build a pit latrine.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to start a poultry farm. As agribusiness venture, we hope to gain more income from it. We also plan to spend the transfer to fence our compound.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to construct a house for my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we dont have a reliable source of income to pay school fees for our children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am having dinner with my family.
