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Dickson
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Country:
kenya
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Occupation:
Subsistence farming
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Age:
74
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Household Size:
7
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Campaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48250 KES ($476 USD)
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over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I paid school fees 27000 KES, bought maize 4800 KES and spent the rest on family needs like clothes and food.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
Yes repairing my house and paying school fees were my new goals.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I am now living comfortably in a good house and able to support my family financially.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
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8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my first lumpsum transfer on plastering my house.I also paid school fees for my children and bought 1 sack of maize.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have a plastered house now.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
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8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my token payment on paying school fees for my child.I also bought doors for my toilet.I also bought maize for my consumption.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on plastering my floor.I also want to pay school fees and buy food to eat.
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over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to renovate our house, buy a few cows and pay the rest as school fees for our daughter in college.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are proudest of is that we have managed to take our daughter to school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have faced is loss of our elder children through death.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of our day is when we go to the shamba and come back home peacefully.
