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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($473 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I was staying in a mud house, so when I received my third transfer, I bought cement and sand that I used to plaster the house. The remaining I spent on paying school fees for my children in school and food for my family consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought floor tiles at 14,000 KES,several bags of cement at 20,000 KES,sand at 6,000 KES, 2 wooden doors at 7,500 KES and i also spent 10,000 KES on labour charges.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is being able to tile my floor which i never saw happening without the transfers.
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 cleared secondary school fees for my 2 children with 6000 KES of my token payment, I built a solar protector/ house with 1000 KES and we spent the remaining 3000 KES on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I will fit the floor of my main house with tiles with half of my upcoming lumpsum payment and dig a well with the remaining amount.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to plaster house so that it's clean and free of dust, pay school for my two children in high school and start livestock rearing that can help me with emergencies.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have worked hard to feed, educate and clothe my children as my spouse died twelve years ago when my son who is currently in forth form was only eight years old.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in life is having to live as a single parent because all financial burden is on me and yet I lack a proper source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when working on my farm because it's where I get food for my family.
