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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($477 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Life was hard before even to find a basic income to provide basic need such as sufficent food to feed my family was unbearable buying a motorcycle which my husband rides as means of transportion for pay was a great relieve as at the moment I can meet part of my family's daily needs.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my whole transfer on buying a motorcycle.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is having a source of income through our motorcycle.
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 furniture for 8000 KES and food with 1800 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I will buy a motorbike, bed and other household items with the upcoming lumpsum transfer.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on buying a secondhand motorbike so that we have a constant flow of income, buy furniture, expand our house size and buy more livestock and spend the rest on farming.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement that we have is being able to own and work on our farm to have produce at the end of it.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest harship that we face daily is that we struggle so much to get money for our daily upkeep.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of our day is when we burn charcoal and we able to sell them.
