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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($476 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent 15000 KES for shopping clothes for entire family, metal box, 26000 KES to buy two calves and still saving 5000 KES for dowry expenses.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a goal of buying water tank.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I have bought my personal motorbike that I used for business and get income. This is a big difference in my life.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($496 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
l spend 33000 kshs to buy secondhand motorcycle and 13000 kshs to repair it the remaining 3000 kshs l spend to buy food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has change because l am using this motorcycle to get my daily income.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I paid 5,000 KES school fees. I spent 3,000 KES on ferrying farm products from the farm. I spent the remaining 2,000 KES on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to buy a second-hand motorcycle to boost my income through commercial transportation.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to clear fee balance for our children in school. I also plan to use the money to buy a second hand motorcycle which I plan to use to ferry villagers to and fro Kadel area at a fee. I also plan to use part of the transfer to buy some two cows.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have worked so hard, saved money and bought the land in which I built my home.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is when floods destroyed all my crops. I made huge losses from the inputs that I used. I got very poor harvest and therefore my family became victims of hunger.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am in the farm weeding. I feel happy because I know that I will get good harvest.
