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I paid school fees of 40000 KES and spent 10000 KES on buying a cow.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am now happy that I have paid school fees for my children.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my Token payment on school fee for my 2 children for 10,000 KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on secondary school fee payment, purchase of small livestock and Fixing the remaining in an Account for my younger children’s school fee in future.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to buy materials to be used to build myself another house and also pay school fees for my children who are in secondary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having struggled and saved proceeds from my small business and I then used the money to build my house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have is that my husband died a long time ago and I was forced to be the sole breadwinner, my business is not as profitable as it used to be, so I cannot live a comfortable life.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is around midday when I am relaxing and having my lunch, this is because I know that I have finished my households chores and can rest.
