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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 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 cementing my house. I really longed for a cemented house and when I got the third transfer I saw that it was the perfect time to fulfill my hearts desire. The other part of the money I used in paying school fees for my children who had arrears at school.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to pay school fees for my orphaned nephew in secondary school. I also used some of the remaining amount to buy building materials that I used to repair my house. The remaining I spent on adding stock to my vegetable business. It's now doing well.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my business is growing and my family income is increasing.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to pay school fees for my orphaned grandchildren in secondary school. Using the remaining half I spent to buy food for them. I am happy that when they get back from school they have something to feed on.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer,I was so happy. I have never had such an amount in lump sum before.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, we are planning to use part of the transfer to repair our house's walls and to cement the floor. The second thing we intend to do is to use another part of the transfer to pay school fees for our child who is in secondary school in form three. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to buy three bulls that would help us in ploughing our farm.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am very proud of is that I managed to build this house we are living in today out of the savings from the farming.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced is paying school fees for our child who is in secondary school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when we are having supper together as a family.
