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I bought two cows at 34,000 KES, 10 iron sheets at 6,000 KES, one still door at 7,000 KES then used the rest on food for the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Am now able to easily get a plow because I have my own bull.
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 bought tomato and vegetable seeds(3000 KES) with the token payment.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to buy cattle,pay school fees and food with the upcoming lumpsum payment.
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 school fees for my children who are in secondary school and primary school, I will also spend part of my transfer on buying a bull and a ploughing machine that I can use in tilling my farm. I will also use part of the transfer on building a toilet as currently I don't have any,I will buy a chair and a table for my house and the remaining amount I will spend on building a house as the one I stay in has a leaking roof.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to take my child to school till she finished secondary school and I still have others who are still in school. All this I have been able to manage using cash that I get from farming and for this I count as my achievement.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I find it difficult to pay school fees for my children and to get them food to eat at times as I only depend on farming but farming is a seasonal thing which depends on the rains hence I may not have a good harvest that can be sold to cater for my family's needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to my farm in the morning to do some weeding or to plant a few crops,I feel happy to know that when the crops do well I will have something that I can support my family with.
