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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($471 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on relocating and construction of a three room house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second cash transfer to purchase 2 calves 30000KES,fish net 10000KES,paid school fees 2000KES,shopping 4000KES,food 3925KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have managed to buy a second fishing net and right now I get more profits,my children and I wear decent clothes and they are also not sent away because of school fees.I also have my own cattles.
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 7,000KES on buying fishing nets, 1,000KES on buying maize for consumption, and 3,500KES on clothes and school fees for the children.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to buy cattle for keeping, buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to buy sand, cement, timber, round poles,cedar poles, nails, iron roofing sheets and barbed wire which we will use to establish a homestead and fence the piece of land.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having worked at the lakeside as a casual worker for four years and after diligently saving my earnings, I have been able to buy three cows.
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 buy fishing nets and ropes which I can use to equip my fishing boat. This means that my boat does not benefit me or my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is around midday when I am from working at the lakeside. I often relax with my family and friends as we chat, this really makes me happy.
