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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($463 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on clearing my son's school fees. I owed the school some arrears that I had to complete. The remaining I spent on buying household items I lacked and food for food for my family consumes.
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 used a portion of the transfer to pay my son in high school fee. Invested a portion of the transfer in farming activities. Bought my 4 children in primary school uniforms. I also purchased foodstuffs for family consumption.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I'm sure I'll get enough produce from my farm this time round since I managed to till my land in time. I used to entirely depend on my neighbors for farming activities. This had a lot of demerits since I could only till my land after he is done with his hence leading to a late plantation and as a result harvest dismally.
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 a bigger part of the first transfer to pay school fees for my son in secondary school who had been sent back home for fees. The remaining amount was spent on buying maize for food.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I was quite happy the moment I received the money. My son was at home and needed to go back to school and this provided me an opportunity to pay his school fees.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend my transfer on doing business of selling groceries, invest in farming and pay school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I have taken my son to secondary school. I managed to do this through our savings and loaning group.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life was losing my son. He passed away while in form four, it was difficult to cope up with the reality that he is no more.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when sharing the word of God with others.
