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Ricardo
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
44
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($464 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used mu last transfer to build a house, I had already bought iron sheets with the second transfer so I proceeded and bought sand, a special soil we use in our region for plastering, steel door, windows and other building materials the remaining money I used for ploughing my farm to plant maize.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second trasnfer to buy electric cable to enable me install electricity in my house. Bought a new mattress because the one I had was worn out and most of my transfer I spent to buy building materials to build a new, bigger house in my own compound.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now have electricity in my house and no longer buy parrafin for use, I have bought building materials and will soon move from my smaller house to a bigger one in my own compound away from my father's compound.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on purchasing bedding,that is a matress at 5000KES and a blanket at 2800KES. I also paid some debt of 3000KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on cultivating a land a piece of land that i had leased some time back and plant on it tomatoes for commercial purposes
 
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access_time over 7 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on leasing some two hectares of land to grow tomatoes since we do not have enough land and the remainder I will use in buying food and other household items for the family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of has to be last year but one when I got a good yield from my farm and sold some which I used to buy my current furniture and also paid school fees for my children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on paying school fees for my children in primary school and also on my own college fees, I had to dropout of theology school due to lack of money.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when we sit as I family and engaging each other on the days events, children informing me on how their day was at the school and other stories.