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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($473 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the whole third transfer on building a decent spacious house with three rooms since the previous one was very small and old where I stayed after my husband had passed on and I really wanted the 10 members of the family to sleep under one roof because others could sleep in the kitchen at night.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
Yes,my new goal is to buy a dairy cattle because I like milk so much and use 60KES everyday to purchase it.I would like to save this amount and use it for other things like paying school fees which is part of the burden that I have as a single mother.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different than it would have been if I never received the transfer in that I have managed to build a decent spacious house and right now all the 10 memebers of the family can sleep under one roof same to the visitors since I could take them to sleep at the neighbors house.I am also happy because I bought goats which reproduce soo fast and incase of any emergency I can easily sell and take care of the issue at hand.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy materials at 45,000 KES to build an iron roofed then used the rest to add more stock for my small shop business.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have my own goat which is about to deliver hence I'll be having more goats and my shop is now doing very well hence I find easy to get food for my children.
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 a goat at 2,250 KES, 50 kilograms of maize at 2,125 KES then used 5,265 KES to boost my retail shop business.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to build an iron roofed house with cemented floor.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to use part of the money to build a four roomed semi-permanenet house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is av paid school fees for my children until they finished form four despite the fact that I don't have a stable job this makes me very proud.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is I have five children in secondary school it's so hard on me since am a widow and I only depend on subsistence farming to see them through school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I am doing my farm work.
