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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($495 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 two goats and a she -cow. I also plastered the external walls of my house hence I no longer worry of smearing my previous mud house which was expensive and time consuming.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spend my second transfer to repair my house for 20000 KES,i bought a cow and a calf for 15000 KES, i bought a chair for 8500 KES ,i purchase two sacks of maize for 6000 KES and the remaining 1500 KES i used on daily expenses in the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My greatest difference in my life is the better house am living in. Villagers say nowadays i live like a king!
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 used 1,000 KES to dig a pit for a latrine, 1,000 KES to buy other materials for erecting the latrine, 900 KES to repair fisher boards for my house, paid 2,000 KES school fee for my grandchild who is in class eight, bought one mattress at 2,200 KES, one blanket at 700 KES then used the rest on food for the house.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning cement the walls of my house then buy a cow.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house as I will buy five bags of cement that will be used in plastering its walls, I will build a toilet and also part of the transfer I will spend it on buying two cows. The remaining transfer I will spend it on paying school fees for my grandchild and part of it I will spend it on buying food that we eat.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to buy furniture for my house using cash that I got from my casual job of ploughing other people's farms.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my income is very low and paying school fees for my grandchild is a problem and at times he stays at home for over a month without attending school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to do casual work in the morning on people's farms and I get paid. This makes me happy as I am able to buy food for my grandchild in the evening.
