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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($475 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I did spend my transfer in hiring a piece of land for cultivation purposes. This costed me 12,000 KES. I spent 4000 KES to clear the land. Bought seedlings at 2000 KES and I went ahead and bought two donkeys at 20,000 KES. The remaining amount was spent on household up keep.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 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 purchasing a dairy cow with an intention of selling the young ones to take care of my children's fees in future, bought two sacks of maize for the family consumption and paid school fees for my children to settle well in school through out the term. I also bought seats in the house and spent the larger percentage of the amount on purchasing twenty pieces of iron sheets hoping to build my homestead very soon.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I nolonger think about the children school fees which was hard to raise with the casual jobs and my family members also have regular meals unlike before.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
The first transfer really helped us a lot; I received it when my mother was terrible sick and we were now able to rush with her to the hospital for immediate treatment and I am now happy she is now better and stable.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am still living together with my in-laws in the same compound and therefore when I will receive this my upcoming second transfer, I will build and move to my new home at least to have a full authority to make decision and execute them in my own home.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to use the transfer on building a new house because my current one is small for my big family.l also intend to use the remaining part of the transfer on starting a business of selling second hand clothes.This will assist me boost my family income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is being able to pay school fees for my children in primary school.l am happy that my first born daughter will be sitting for her Kenya Certificate Primary Education exams this year.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in my life is making ends meet.l don't have enough money to cater for my family needs because sometimes casual jobs l rely on for income are hard to find.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of my day is in the evening when preparing dinner for my children.We take dinner as a family before going to bed.
