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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying livestock that I am rearing. Unfortunately it died. I also paid school fees for my brother who was in secondary school. I am glad he has cleared and food for my family consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building a new house because the previous one was leaking and i also started a maize selling business with the part of the transfer that was left.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having a source of income that is thriving to give me good returns and i am not worried about the rains anymore.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first cash transfer on buying 5 pieces of iron sheets 3,350 KES, 2 blankets 1,500 KES, 3 plastic chairs 600 KES, 20 tins of maize 1,600 KES, 3 chicken 1,500 KES, paid school fees 600 KES and the remaining amount I bought food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my upcoming cash transfer on extension and renovation of our house, pay school fees for our daughter and to open a business that will earn us daily income.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We have planned to set up a poultry farming business,we will also buy some cows so that we can use for farming.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement at the moment we don't have any since we are just struggling to meet our daily needs.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is feeding my family,I don't have a job to provide the daily needs for my family which us to go to bed hungry most of the time.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of our day is when we are able to afford something to eat.
