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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I did spend my third transfer to build my children a house for my sons. out of the 48,200 KES I only remained with 3,000 KES that I used to purchase a solar lump for my children during their studies.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($488 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on buying building materials which were used on building me a new and modern house since the one I was previously living in almost collapsed on me and my children. I feel safer than I have n a longtime because I always feared the older house could kill us if it collapsed on us.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggets difference in my daily life is that my life is safer since I now live in a well built house that cannot collapse on us.
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 on buying a solar panel and its lamp because buying kerosene was expensive thus i needed to save and find a long lasting source of lighting which would come cheaply. I also bought a sack of maize for my family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new house because the current one is small and in a not so good state.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
My plan is to build a new house given that the current one is near collapse since it's weak and old,secondly I intend to start up a fish mongering business which will help me support my family and lastly use the rest to pay school fees for my children in primary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to raise my children single handedly after their father died many years ago,I would do odd jobs including being a house help to support them.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is on making ends meet,the casual jobs are no longer readily available making it very hard for me to support my family. Being a widow makes life even harder.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I'm out working either in other people's farms or doing their laundry for payment, this way I can get some money to sustain my family.
