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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I have two children in secondary so I used part of my third transfer on paying school fees for them. I used to pay the fees in bits and sometime they could be sent out for arrears. This time they managed to go to school without being out. The school they attend is so far away from home so, I spent some of the money to them a bicycle this has saved them from walking the long distance. It was also unfortunate that where my wife runs a food kiosk, was razed down by fire so we had to revive the business as it is one of our main sources of income. I am happy the business is running again. The remaining amount I spent on buying goats for rearing. Thank you.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, the first thing I did was to pay school fees for my 4 children-one in a seconday school and the rest in a primary school. I prioritized education of my children since they are our future lives and this cost me most part of the money. We spent the remaining little amount on food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest differrence in my daily life is that currently, I can educate my children with little stress involved. I don't need to walk in the village asking for financial support as I used to do before which was never forthcoming.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first cash transfer on buying for my children decent clothes, a radio that will help our family in getting news of things happening around the world, food and saved a larger part of the cash transfer for any emergency that may arise.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my upcoming cash transfer on building a house and on paying for my child school fees.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, we plan to use part of the transfer to build a bigger house, because this one is small. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to pay school fees for our child, whom we expect to join secondary school next year. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to boost the stock of my wife's small business of selling tomatoes and fish.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are very proud of is, having built a rental house with two rooms, for family income.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have faced is, providing food for our family, due to inadequate income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evenings, when we sit together as a family having supper.
