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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 the transfer on buying livestock to rear as a monetary security for my family,plastering my house which was incomplete and buying maize for family consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on building a decent three roomed iron sheet house in my own homestead and now I no longer stay in a leaky grassed thatched house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest differences in my daily life are I have built a decent three roomed iron sheet house which accommodates my family members comfortably in my own homestead and now I am freed from the challenges I used to face while living in a small squeezed leaky grassed thatched house.I have also added my herd of small livestock which I bought with the first transfer and flock of chicken too.
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?
When i received my first transfer, I used 4000 KES from it to buy a sack of dry maize for my family's food. I then used 2000 KES to to buy a goat and another 2000 KES to buy 4 chicken for rearing in my home. The balance was spent on buying other small food items for my family too.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was so relievd the moment I received the money because I had no money for my family's food at the moment.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest is how to get food to feed the family because of the current drought, also the business we do currently charcoal burning, is done by many people hence getting quick customer is sometimes a challenge.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening we we are enjoying dinner together as a family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Recieving means I'm now going to build an Iron house and start fish business.
