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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($475 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the third transfer to pay school fee arrears for my children who where sent home for the arrears, which l have not paid for so long because of lack of money being that l do not have any income. The remaining balance l spent to buy one bag of maize for consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 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 2 cows which I will be keeping for milk. I then bought building materials that I am keeping ready for the construction of my new house. I also paid school fee for my children for the term and spent the rest on buying my family food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that my daily life is a bit eased because I can feed my family comfortably without having to do odd jobs to get income to feed my family.
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 building materials(iron sheets ,roofing nails and timber) that i will use during the building of my new house, i am currently living in a grass thatched house in which i am mostly affected during rainy seasons.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spent my upcomimg transfer on commencing on the building process of the new house.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to build another house given the current one is thatch roofed and leaks when it rains, I will also Invent part of it on farming by buying water pump machine to help in irrigating my vegetables and lastly use the rest to pay school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is the farming I do which has been of great value in the sense that I'm able to sell some of my vegetables to support my family,I even built my current house from it's proceeds.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship in my life is on the current state of my house, the roof leaks during rainy seasons making our lives very difficult.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I'm listening to Radio after spending the morning hours in the farm.
