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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I never used to have seats in my former house. Every time I used to have visitors I used to be very ashamed because there were no seats for the visitors to sit on. Therefore, when I got my third transfer I decided to buy seats for my new house. The remaining part of the money I used to buy household items which formerly I did not have in my house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 40,000 KES to construct a new and bigger house since the previous one was very small and uncomfortable. The remaining amount was spent to buy food and other daily household items.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I have managed to construct a bigger and decent house that can comfortably host my visitors.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first cash transfer no buying a mattress 4000 KES,one sack of maize 3000 KES, four kilograms of sugar 520 KES and cooking oil 1750 KES. I also paid school fees for my child 2000 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend the second cash transfer on building a house because i have a one roomed house made of mud making my children to go sleep at their grandmother's house every night.
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access_time over 7 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 current one is very small,secondly I will buy some livestock to raise with hopes of seeing them multiple and lastly I will invest the remaining amount in poultry farming .
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having educated my first born child upto college level of education, my husband passed on in 2007 leaving us hopeless but through hardwork I managed to see my child through secondary school.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on paying school fees for my child in college who is currently on his second year.I rely on selling vegetables which is not profitable enough.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I'm at my vegetables business trying to make sale.This is my only source of income and as such I find happiness when doing it.
