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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 bought a small parcel of land behind my homestead to farm on it and then fenced the homestead this is because I had started a small poultry farming so the fencing was to help to keep the chicken inside the compound. I then paid school fees for my son who had joined the university.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying a second hand motor cycle which I'm using in transportation business hence income for my family upkeep. The remaining cash I spent on paying university fee for my son.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is the daily income I earn from the motor cycle which I use for the upkeep of my family.
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 have a child in a university and therefore part of this first transfer offered me a relief when I never expected. The rest of the money facilitated my horticultural farming.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I have been running a maize grinder that collapsed due to lack of operational cost and therefore when I will receive my upcoming second transfer, I will revive the business.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, we intend to use part of this money to invest in farming by buying water pump to help in irrigation in the small farming. Lastly we intend to use the remaining amount to pay school fees for our children in secondary school, one in form three, another in university.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Building this my house is the achievement I am very proud of. This, I did when I was still under employment.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have is food insecurity and school fees due to unreliable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the evening when having supper together as a family is the happiest part of my day.
