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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($473 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on renting land, farming, buying basic needs and I also took some cash to my business
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to be able to expand my business further, which will be able to sustain me and my family
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different because I was able to build a new kitchen and a new chicken house, I was also able to pay school fees for my children, I also expanded my business which now acts as my source of income
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent a larger portion of the second transfer on sugarcane farming and used 20000 KES on both poultry farming and poultry business.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having a source of income from the poultry.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I rented a land with the whole of my token payment.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
When I receive my upcoming lumpsum payment, I will invest the whole of it in sugarcane farming.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to pay school fees for my children and farming in large scale.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
When I had a bumpy harvest that enabled me to build my house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
When it was too dry and my crops died.
What is the happiest part of your day?
When I look at my maize doing well in the farm I feel happy.
