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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I was building a house so I bought sand worth 10000 Kes paid the constructor for 5000 Kes, and 7 bags of cement worth 3500 Kes. I also bought maize seedlings and fertilizers from the farmers organisation in our village, the remainder of the money I bought a cow for rearing.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 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 buying a cow and a calf which I want to rear and keep as an investment.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have investment for future uso.
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?
I spent my first transfer on furnishing my current house at 9,000 KES then used the rest on food for the family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy when I received the transfer because my house was in a very poor condition and it worried me day and night.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We have two major plans namely;Renovating our current house by cementing both the floor and the walls and lastly use the remaining amount to pay college fees for our child who just sat his forth form exams and hopefully will pass well and join college.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we're proudest of is having been able to educate our four children past secondary school. It's been a difficult journey though.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we're facing currently is on paying school fees for our children, we've been hoping to educate them past secondary school but that has not been possible due to lack of finances.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I'm cultivating in my farm. We grow maize, sweet potatoes and groundnuts but mostly marginally.
