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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($474 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying a calf and sank a toilet . I also bought a television set together with a solar lamp hence I am able to update myself on currect issues that takes place in the country through the right media.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my daughter was able to go to school without problems of school fees like it has been previously as the norm. I also have a more spacious house.
What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy building materials that I used to build a new house. My previous house was too squeezed,it is now four roomed from a two roomed house. Using some part of the transfer,I used to pay school fees for my daughter in secondary.I am happy she was able to go to school on time.
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 most of the transfer to pay school fee for my son who is in secondary school after he was sent home for school fee. The remaining balance l spent to buy one bag of maize.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment l received the money l was very happy because l knew my child will go back to school with the fee balance.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to build another house with more rooms and more space to accommodate the large number of my family, we also intend to use part of the transfer to pay school fees for our children in secondary school and use the little left to invest in our small business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is owning our current house, in the past we used to live in a thatched house which would leak during rainy seasons making our lives very difficult.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is on paying school fees for our children in secondary school, I rely largely on Mandazi baking business which is not enough to cater for all the needs we have.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the afternoon when I'm baking Mandazi and selling to my clients here in the village,this is my happiest part of the day since I'm able to get some small income to support my family.
