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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($477 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 a dairy cow and a calf which I intend to resell later on and use the money to pay school fees for my children . I also finished constructing the latrine which I had started building using my second transfer and I am very happy because I nolonger relieve myself in the bush. The remaining amount went on food that we ate as a family.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 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 cow at 12,000 KES, used 30,000 KES to erect a pit latrine, bought a sack of maize at 3,000 KES, then used the rest of the cash on other house errands.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my family practicing open-air defecation as before because I now have a decent pit latrine.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
We spent the first transfer to fix window panes on our windows and also the door. We then started construction of a pit latrine in the compound and the rest of the amount was spent on buying two sheep.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I saw the Mpesa message on my phone I was very much happy and ran to share the good news with my spouse at his place of work.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to use the transfer to buy cows to take for dowry and for dowry expenses .
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
We had a very small house before but through our hard work in business, we managed to build this big house of three rooms and also bought cows which we now milk.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our biggest hardship is raising money to pay for my dowry.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the afternoon when I spending time with my family.
