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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($478 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used my third transfer to build a kitchen,pay school fees for my children then bought a donkey that we use in fetching water because we live very far away from water source.
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?
From my second transfer, I bought iron sheets at 7,800 KES, bought building posts at 1,800 KES, bought building nails at 1,500 KES, spent 1,000 KES to pay laborers building my kitchen, spent 10,000 KES to pay school fees for my children, spent 10,000 KEs to pay college fees for my child, bought 2 sacks of maize at 6,000 KES, made a down payment of 3,000 KES on a donkey I intend to buy, made a down payment of 3,000 KES on a steel door i intend to buy, and the remaining 3,400 KES, I spent to buy food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, i dont have any fee balance to pay and also I have built a separate kitchen and no longer cooks in the main house.
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 paid school fees for my child in secondary school.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to spend 10,000Kes on buying iron sheet for building an iron roofed house, and pay 10,000Kes school fees for my child in secondary school. I also plan to buy a donkey @10,000Kes, and the rest of the money on my daughters graduation.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to pay school fees for my son who is in secondary school, his brother also needs to join a college so I will have to save the rest of the funds in order to be able to pay his fees when he joins college. If there are any funds remaining I plan on building an external kitchen.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having sold firewood which I collect at a nearby mountain. Over the years the proceeds from the sale of the firewood has feed and clothed my family, as a matter of fact I once bought a goat with proceeds from the sale of the said firewood.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay school fees for my son who is in secondary school, he has fee arrears and if I am unable to raise the required amount he will definitely drop out of school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when I am having dinner with my family members. It always makes me very happy when I spend quality time with my family.
