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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used the last transfer to pay school fees for my daughter in college and my son and daughter in high school I did this to help them continue with their education then I bought livestock a cow and a sheep to rear, lastly I bought sand and paid the builders to plaster the floor and walls of my house I did this because jiggers were many and to prevent the infestation of jiggers plastering was the solution.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 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 children and renovate my house. I also bought food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my children will never be sent back home for school fees again.
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 on ploughing my land and purchasing some farm inputs. I am a subsistence farmer who fully rely on the farm outputs for survival.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so good when I received my transfer!! I was seriously in a financial crisis when this transfer was sent. It therefore served as an eye opener.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer to buy fertilizer and quality seeds so as to improve my farming activities. I am also planning to spend my part of the transfer to pay school fees for my children, one of whom is in college, and another two are in high school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is managing to enroll my eldest child in college in spite of the hardships I am facing as a widow.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is lack of money to plaster the floor of my house house which is infested with joggers.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am tending my crops in the field.
