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I used my transfer to expand my house (48000) and paid school fees for my child (1800).
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am so happy because i afforded to expand my small house and fix steel door and windows now i can comfortably host visitors. life is easy now and the whole village is happy. We are thankful for this idea and are praying for all those who have supported us change our life.
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 paid 5,000 KES school fees, I also boosted up my business with 5,000 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to build the house and maintain my business.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to construct a bigger house for our family. We also plan to spend the transfer to invest in our stone mining site. We also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for out children who are in high school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to construct iron roofed house for our family. We were able to do this using the little money we got from our quarrying site. We mine building stones.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income to pay school fees for our children. We depend on quarrying which is unsustainable at times.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am able to get income from my work. I do quarrying of building stones and I feel happy when I manage to sell the stones.
