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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 most of the third transfer to build a spacious comfortable house since l was staying in a very small uncomfortable house where was squeezing myself with my family. I also spend the transfer to buy furniture since l did not have proper furniture to sit on.
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 3 goats as an investment, bought building materials such as iron sheets,timbers and wall poles that I used to build a new spacious house as the previous one was smaller.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is having more space in the house to accommodate all my family members and our things.
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 ploughing my farm land, paid school fees for my child and spent the remaining money on food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was from the market when I received my money and I felt very grateful because I didn't believe it would come true.
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access_time over 8 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 one I stay in currently is very small,I'm planning to fence my compound to prevent animals from destroying plants in my farm and lastly I will buy two cows one for milk and the other for ploughing.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to build my current house even though it is small,I was renting in a nearby center and most time I could not raise the rent due to the unpredictable source of income.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet,my vegetable business is not good enough to raise the much I need to sustain my family.Being a widow does not make it any easier since I do not have an additional helping hand.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day has to be in the morning when I leave for my business,this is the only source of income I have and as such I find joy any time I'm doing it.
