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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used part of third transfer on ploughing in preparedness to planting being that I received the money during planting season. I bought livestock (a cow and goats). I consider this a future investment because I have the plans of selling one of them in future to help me raise my children's school fee. I also bought a few households that I lacked in my house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the whole of my second transfer on building a new iron roof house because I had a small grass thatch house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having a decent modern house of my dream. This is the greatest achievement in my life because it makes me proud and I'm now very comfortable.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I pent my first transfer on weeding charges for 1.5 acre maize farm (2,500 KES),a bag of dry corn for family consumption in the meantime (4,000 KES) and clothing for my family (3,800 KES).
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I felt relief and excitement since I had never handled this amount of money in my life, and again I was very low financially and struggling in relation to food availability.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our biggest hardship currently is on making ends meet, we depend on farming which as a result of acute draught is not reliable anymore leaving us with little options to support the family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I'm weaving mats which I sell for some little money to suppliment our farming.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money is a big blessing to us because I will be able to meet most of ours needs the biggest being building an ironed roofed house.
