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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
24100 KES ($240 USD)
access_time almost 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used the money to build a new house since my wife left and ran away when she got the second transfer. A small portion of what remained I used in paying school fees for my children.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 22500 KES of my first lumpsum transfer on 30 iron sheets, 14000 KES on 20 bags of cement, 10000 KES on 20 timbers and I saved the remaining 3500 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I cleared the whole year school fees for my children in their respective schools, which has given me a total peace of mind and I am grateful for this as one of my biggest difference in life this year.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 7000 KES of my token payment on 2 sheeps and the remaining 3000 KES on a sack of maize.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
My main house is leaking and therefore I will build an iron-roofed house with the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to construct iron roofed house. We also plan to spend the transfer to start a business to give us additional income source. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy a cow.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to buy furniture.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a dependable source of income to support our family. We are peasant farmers who solely depend on subsistence agriculture as a source of living.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am having dinner with my family. I usually feel happy to be with them.
