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I bought 22 iron sheets at 13,640 KES, 25 roofin poles at 4,250 KES, 28 wall poles at at 4,200 KES, five kilograms of nails at 1,000 KES, fisher boards at 3,780 KES, one mattress at 4,500 KES, one wooden bed at 4,700 KES, two sofasets at 12,000 KES then used 1,800 KES on transportation.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My children can now sleep in my house without going to
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 2500 KESon school fees, 4000 KES on food and 3000 KES on clothes.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan on building an iron roofed house and buying a cow
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a bull that I will use in ploughing my farm and one dairy cow, I will spend part of the transfer on renting a piece of land that I can use in planting crops as the one I have is very small and the remaining amount I will spend on paying school fees for my two kids who will be joining high school next year.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that we have been able to maintain our farm even though it is small thereby enabling us to support our family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The bigget hardship that I face in my life is that this year our harvest was not so good and it has not been able to sustain us hence we are forced to buy food which is expensive.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I wake up in the morning and do my chores like cleaning the house and washing some of my family's clothes.
