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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
II used my last transfer to buy a sofa set and a table I added this to the ones I already have I also installed electricity in the house paid the electricians and bought materials for wiring I thought of installing electricity because the option of buying kerosene and installing solar was expensive and unreliable then lastly I bought a sheep to rear.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 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 building a spacious decent two roomed house and now having this spacious house I feel comfortable in hosting my visitors when they plan to visit.I fixed a steel door and three steel windows to hence the security of my property . I also bought a sheep and I paid down payment for electricity installation.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest different in my daily life is that I have a spacious decent two roomed house and now having this spacious house I feel comfortable in hosting my visitors when they plan to visit. Through this my neighbors appreciate that I have a decent shelter.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy bedding that cost me 4500 KES since they ones i used to have had withered off. I bought five iron sheets that i will use to construct a more bigger house.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
When i get the upcoming transfer i am planing to build a bigger house and i also planning to buy a cow for milking.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
The first thing we are planning is to use part of the transfer to build a bigger house because the current one is smaller. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the money to buy five sheep and and one cow that would be as a security in case of emergency. Lastly, we intend to use the remaining amount to start a small business of buying bananas in wholesale and selling to the villagers at retail price.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is building for my father a house as well as mine.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing is paying school fees for our child in primary school. This is because casual Jobs are not consistent.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when we all sit together as a family sharing the events of the day.
