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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($477 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 plastering the floor of my house and the external wall of my house and now I no longer have to spend alot of money in search of mud to smear my previous mud house. I also paid school fees for my child who is in high school and bought a sack of maize for my family's consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent on buying cement and sand for plastering my floor which was often wearing out and producing lots of dust that was affecting me and my children. I also bought two sheep for rearing and maize for food consumption.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is having plastered my floor and owning two sheep that I am hoping to sell in future for school fees.I could not have done these on my own.I am happy my house is not as dusty as before.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
We bought our four children school uniforms which we used 2800KES,we used 3600 KES to buy a sack of maize a also bought a sheep at 3000KES. We bought food for our family with the remaining amount of 600KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I had constructed a house but now i want to plaster and paint it and fix the windows too. In case there will be a balance i will buy another cow.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to use part of the money to use part of the money to cement the floor and walls of my house, pay school fees for my children and furnish my house and use the remaining to start a small business of selling tomatoes.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is I was able to build this three roomed house despite the fact that I don't have a stable income, I u send to live in a small grass thatched house but I have a better house now.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship av ever faced is my daughter dropped out of school for lack of school fees and I am economically unstable I can't even sustain my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am working on my farm land.
