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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on cementing my house, paying school fees for my three children who used to be sent home each and every time for school fees.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy timber that cost me 25000KES,i bought iron sheets that cost me 25000 KES. I never had a good house before like now.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that i now have a bigger house. When i compare my current house with the previous one,i smile on how favored thinking of how favoured i am.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first transfer on buying school uniform and paying school fee of 2500 KES, bought a mattress at 2500 KES, a bag of maize at 2500 and used the rest of the money on buying furniture.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend the upcoming transfer on building a house because I do not have a house.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on building a new bigger house since the current one is small and leaks during rainy seasons,secondly I plan to use the transfer on paying school fees for my children in primary school and lastly the remaining balance I will use to buy two cows for keeping.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to save money from doing manual jobs around and used it to build our current house even though it is small.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on making ends meet and on paying school fees for our children.Drought has really affected our farming which is no longer the trusted source of income as we know it.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when we gather as a family enjoying our evening meal.Seeing the children happy and well fed,makes me happy.
