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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($475 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I bought ballast 5000 KES, five windows 10000 KES, cement 18000 KES, iron sheets 15000 KES, maize 3300 KES and spent the rest on food.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a goal of building my son a house.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different because I am now living in in a permanent house from a mud house. I can also afford food to eat.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($496 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
l want to extend my house so l have bought some building materials such as 20 iron-sheets at 12800 kshs, 5 windows at 15000 kshs the remaining amount l still have it with me.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Once l extend my house l will have a very spacious and comfortable that can accommodate me with my family
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?
We spent my Token payment on primary school fee, uniform and shoes for 7,000 KES and dry maize for 2,500 KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We are planning to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on fencing our home to enable us start a vegetable –growing Project without possibility of animal destruction.
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access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use the funds to fence my compound so that I can venture into horticultural farming, pay my son's secondary school fee and start charcoal business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I am proudest that I have assisted my brother to train in carpentry through sales of charcoal.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is that I lack sufficient funds to educate my children. What I earn from sand mining is not enough to meet all the needs of my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up to know that God has allowed me to live.
