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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($474 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying a she cow and a sheep. I also planted sugarcane of which I harvested lumpsum yeilds as a result I got good profits that has enabled me cur for my needs comfortably.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building a new house since my previous one was in a poor Codination, leased a piece of land and bought a calf and two goats to help me start a livestock farming.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
That biggest difference in my life is that I now have my own livestock and a descent house. I also have a piece of land where am currently carrying out some agricultural activities.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying 16 pieces of roofing iron sheets that I'll use to build my own house as currently I'm sleeping at my friend's house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was very excited the moment I received my transfer. It was the best moment of my life.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Being a homeless person, my main plan is to build a house for myself,I will also invest part of my transfer on sugarcane farming and use the rest on buying food for my old father and I.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Last year I was able to grow vegetables along the river banks here in the village which I would sell to the villagers and in the process was able to feed my old father and myself.I count that as an achievement.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is on making ends meet on a daily basis, my father is very old and I have no other sources of income to sustain the both of us yet I'm the only bread winner.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening when together with my old father we're taking our evening meal even though sometimes we sleep on empty stomach.
