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Saline
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
32
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used my last transfer to pay fee balance for my daughter in high school we had so much arrears in the school so we decided to offset some so that she would have peace of mind while studying, I also bought a solar lamp which we pay monthly 1000 KES with an installment fee of 5000 KES, this has in turn helped us with lighting in the house. Then I thought as a woman to have independence not to always rely on my husband all the time so we decided with my husband that I start a small business and opened a small shop where I sell food stuffs, the remaining money I bought a cow for ploughing.
 
2nd Payment
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50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on funding my spouse in payment of my dowry. I sympathized a lot with him whenever he received threats from my parents of snatching me from him if he fails to pay my dowry in time. Being jobless the spouse could not afford paying the dowry, therefore on receipt of this transfers, we gave the project a first priority. Besides that, I paid school fee for my daughter in form three. She had suffered a lot from the frequent time off school in search for school fee as others go on with their studies. This had impacted so negatively on her in terms of performance.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have experienced a very big difference in my daily life. I feel so happy today looking at the kind of respect I receive from my family members which was not there before my spouse paid my dowry.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent half of my transfer on food and the other half on clearing school fees arrears that we had.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying cows that will be taken to my place as dowry. Paying my bride price will make my husband to be recognized as my legal spouse among his people as well as my own.
 
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access_time over 7 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
My intention is to use the transfer on buying household items like chairs, cooking gas matress and tables.Secondly, my husband will use it on paying my dowry.Lastly, l will spend the remaining amount on paying driving course for my husband. This is to enable us get extra income for the family when my husband gets a job as a driver.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Being able to own a house is my proudest achievement.I now have my own compound, where l do poultry keeping.I can sell some chicken when we don't have money for buying food.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest harship in my life is making ends meet.This year during the long rains seasons,l got only one sack of maize and two tins of beans which not enough to sustain my family till the next season.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of my day is in the morning when working in the farm,I feel optimistic l will get good yields.