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I bought 2 sheep and a cow at 20,000 KES. I paid my children's 20,000 KES school fees. I spent the remaining 10,000 KES on a mattress, food and other consumables.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I currently possess livestock which I may sell in times of financial crisis to manage setbacks..
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 paid 9,000KES school fees for my children to reduce the arrears that I owed the schools so that they are not sent away.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to pay school fees for my three children so that I can keep them in school.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my three kids who are in secondary school,I will buy one dairy cow that I can keep for milk, I will also buy some bags of cement that I will use in plastering my floor and the remaining amount I will use to start a small business like that of selling sugar in small quantities in the village.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I did not have cash but a friend of mine helped me with some cash that I used to build the house that I currently stay in and nowadays am not rained on like the past when I used to stay in a grass thatched house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that when you don't have money you have a lot of hardship so I am faced with a lot of challenges like my kids are at times sent home for fee and I don't have anything to pay in school while other times when they are sick,I am not able to afford to pay for the medical bills and sometimes they also go to bed hungry with only water to drink.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go out in the morning to work on someone's farm which involve digging and planting crops like kales, tomatoes and watermelons then I am happy because I will be paid and at times I get to go home with some of the food when I harvest them.
