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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer buying an ox plough and bulls for ploughing. I used to hire people to plough for me but that is not the case nowadays. The remaining I spent on buying bedding.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of the second transfer to buy two cow-bulls for farming, this will really save me from hiring people to work on my farm. I spent the transfer to buy furniture since l did not have any thing to sit on. I also spent the transfer to buy bed and to pay school fee for my child who is in secondary school, the remaining balance l spent to buy 1 sack of maize and food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I no longer spent money to hire people to work on my farm, since l have my own cow-bulls for farming.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent half of my first transfer on ploughing my farm and the other half on sinking a pit latrine in my compound. I also bought 3 sheep as my investment for future needs.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was home in the evening when I received the transfer and I can't explain how happy I was because I was looking forward to it.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to buy two bulls and one dairy cow to raise, we also intend to build another house given that the current one is small for our family.Lastly we hope to use the little money left to buy food for the family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is owning our current house,few years back we used to live in a squeezed one roomed house but the current one is slightly spacious and improved.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is lack of farm equipment to help us plough our farm but with the transfer we're about to get,we hope to acquire two bulls to help us with that.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I'm preparing the evening meal for my husband and the children.
