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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($477 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent part of my third transfer on smearing my mud house which is nicely aligned and I bought three goats that I am anticipating to reproduced and sell some in the cases of household emergenicies. The remaining transfer I gave my spouse.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I built a semi-permanent house of 32 iron sheets in my new home and even as we talk, I am in my home where I have full authority and autonomy to execute more of my plans and development projects.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that currently, I live in my own home where I am able to execute my development projects freely. For instance, I can plant trees and grow crops.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on purchase of a suitcase (4,000 KES) and a mattress (5,000 KES) to replace ours that had grown old.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I felt happy because this would support me in buying some items I had always desired but had been rather low financially. Thank you for the gift.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Our first plan is to use part of the transfer to buy three cattle, for dowry payment for my wife. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to build a house in our piece of land, so that we have our own home. Lastly , we plan to use the remaining amount to buy a second-hand motorcycle.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are very proud of is, having bought these seats, using savings from our casual work.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have faced is providing food for our family, due to unreliable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings, when we sit down together as a family watching television, after having supper.
