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l spent the transfer to buy cow-bulls for farming at 40000 KES, l spent 6000 KES to pay school fees to my child in secondary school, the remaining balance l spent to buy food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
There is a big difference in my life because l have cows for farming so l will not spent money to hire people to work in farm again.
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 spent my token on household utensils (5000), school fee (2000) and food (2800).
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to use my upcoming lump-sum payment to buy two oxen for farming.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my child who is supposed to join college, I will spend part of the transfer on buying two bulls that we can use in ploughing our farm and the remaining amount I will spend on building a house for my son who is now a grown up and as tradition dictates he should have his own house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that when my husband retired,we used some of our saving to buy a cow that later on we sold to pay school fees for my child.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that ploughing our land is a problem as we don't have a bull that we can use in preparing our land during the planting season.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I wake up in the morning and we pray as a family before we start the day.
