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I bought 30 iron sheets 20,700 KES, two still windows at 4,000 KES, paid 10,000 KES labor charge, bought two sacks of maize at 4,300 KES, used 6,000 KES to weed my farms then gave the rest to my husband for the daily upkeep of the family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have great peace because I now have a good house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my token payment on buying seeds and ploughing my land.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building an iron roofed house.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the transfer to open up a business to generate income to support my family. Secondly l would wish to build a new house which is more permanent than the one I currently have.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that we have struggled and built iron roofed house because we used to have grass thatched house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack of capital to do better business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when working in my farm and my crops are doing well knowing that I will something to eat with my family.
