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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Having constructed a new house using my previous transfers, I decided to use a portion of the third transfer to purchase a sofa set. During enrollment I was found seeking hostage in a cousin's house with the whole of my family because I had no means of constructing my own house. That therefore meant that I had not even a single household item of my own because all that we used belonged to the cousin who in Nairobi by then. Other than the sofa set, I plastered the whole of the house that I had constructed to make it more permanent. I lack a better word to describe my happiness for the organisation looking at how far it has brought me.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second cash transfer to purchase 40 pieces of iron sheet 25200KES,paid workers 15000KES,nails 5000KES,timber4500KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have my own house, I don't sleep at my friend's place.
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 bought nails and timber for building an iron roofed house for my family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to buy cement and sant to cement the floor and walls of my house to finish it.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to build my own house because I am currently living in someone's house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have a family that I have struggled so much to feed and provide basic needs to.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in life is that I lack money to build my own house because my income is little.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up and ready to work so that I can generate income.
