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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I am the second wife to my husband and we have troubles relating with my co wife one of the problems being that she blamed me of killing her daughter who had a long ailment and later died. This accusations was not sitting well with me so I decided to move my home and have my own compound to reduce the fighting and blaming and for this reason when I received my last transfer I used it to move out of her compound and build a house in my own compound. I also saved part of the last transfer money to VSL a savings Sacco so that when my daughter goes to school next year and will be boarding I would be able to afford the boarding fees and I also used part of the money to pay school fees for my son who joined a college in Kisumu studying a course to do with Human Rights.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on paying secondary school fees for my child amounting to half my transfer,i also paid 15,000 KES for my daughter who completed secondary school last year to take catering lessons which hopefully will land her a job upon completion .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is living with no stress of my child being sent home for school fees to enable him concentrate in his school work and knowing that my daughter is not idling around after completing her secondary education.
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 5,000 KES to buy 8 iron sheets, bought books for my children for 2,000 KES and the remaining amount was spent on buying food and other HH items.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to construct a new and bigger house as the current one is old and dilapidated and quite small.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on school fees for our children, and also to buy a few livestock.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is saving some money from my farming activities, which I have used to pay school fees for my children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is the sickness and subsequent death of one of my children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I am resting at home.
