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Joshua's family
Joshua
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
58
homeHousehold Size:
7
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
Upcoming Stage
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
21000 KES in paying school fee and used the rest in plastering my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
didn't have any means of getting school fee but thanks to GD i managed to pay school fee for my children.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 5000 KES of the token payment on secondary school fees for my 2 children and the remaining amount in settling household/ family debts.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to renovate my main house and spent the remaining amount on school fees.
 
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access_time 8 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We have planned to re-plaster our house and pay school fees for our children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is that I have built a house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is that we have no money to pay school for our children which is really troubling us.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of our day is when we are preparing the things we had harvested.