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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on cementing the floor of my house. I also paid school fees for my children who used to be sent home for school fees every time.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
From my second transfer I bought sand, murram, cement to plaster the floor of my house, paid laborers but most of my transfer I spent to pay for my son a wiring course as this would help him in future to earn an income and make his life better.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The daily difference in my daily life is that my son has enrolled for a wiring course, my children are now healthy unlike before, I no longer live in a dusty house because I have plastered the floor and am very happy.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on building a kitchen worht 8000 KES and used the rest of the money buying food for the family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend the upcoming transfer on building a main house because my current house is soon falling. I'm also planning to buy buy a cow and pay school fee for my children in secondary school.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to spend our transfer on building a new house since our local culture dictates that we have to change our current house and lastly the remaining amount we will use to invest in farming of tomatoes.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to build our current house, we use to live in a very small house made of five iron sheets.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on making ends meet and also on paying school fees for our children,.Our first born after finishing the eighth grade did not advance due to lack of fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I'm able to find time to go to my business of selling fish, I find joy knowing that I can get some profit to use in fending for my family.
