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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 spent my third transfer on buying iron sheets and other building materials that I am planning to use to build a new house. My current house is leaking as the iron sheets have worn out. I also bought clothing for my spouse and invested some in my livestock business. My family is now able to feed more comfortably.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building a big and better house as my previous house was too old and could collapse any time. I also spent part of the transfer on buying a water pump that I'll use to pump water to my vegetable garden.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is staying at a new and descent house. I also don't have to hire water pump daily as I have my own hence this has reduce my daily expenses.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 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 buying Iron sheet
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new house, my current house is in a very bad shape its almost falling off
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to build a new house since my house is old and seriously leaking. Lastly l would wish to open up livestock business to generate income to help my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Through hard work l have managed to buy two cows for my family and that is my proudest achievement.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Due to the type of soil and climatic condition of our area it has been very rough since we do a lot of farming but we get less production.
What is the happiest part of your day?
When I wake up in the morning l have to go to my farm before doing any other thing and this has been my happiest part of the day.
