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I paid 15,000KES college fees for my son in the university, and spent 35,000KES on buying ironsheet, timber and nails, to extend my house and make it more spacious.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I was able to pay fees for my son in the university because he did not succed to get the higher education loan and is now continuing with his studies.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I paid college school fees for my son using the whole of my token payment.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I will add my son 15000 KES from this upcoming lumpsum payment and invest the remaining 35000 KES in poultry farming.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to buy sand and cement which I will use to build a base for a water tank I have. The remaining transfers will be used to buy a dairy goat and buy some chickens which we will rear. If any funds are remaining I will buy some more building materials and use them to enlarge my house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having worked and saved earnings from my cereals business and eventually managed to get a loan from a microfinance organisation, I then used the loan to buy a water tank and a dairy goat. The dairy goat has so far given birth to three kids, which I sold and paid college fees for my daughter.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is lack of enough money to pay fees for my children who are in university and secondary schools, if I am unable to raise the required fees they may drop out of school and college.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I am at the market selling cereals, I usually interact with a lot of people and this makes me very happy.
