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Magdaline's family
Magdaline
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Other
faceAge:
21
workCampaign
UBI
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($246 USD)
access_time over 4 years ago
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How is your life currently different from how it was four months ago?
My life is currently different from how it was four months ago because l am now staying in a nice spacious comfortable house,as compared before.
Do you have any new or additional goals for your life for the next four months?
My new goal is to start saving from my business and spend the saving to buy plastering materials and plastered my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life in the last four months preceding the current transfer.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that l am now staying in a nice spacious comfortable iron roofed house. I am no longer been rained on as compared to before. I am also now staying in spacious house where I do not squeeze myself in one roo. I also no longer spent money to buy paraffin as I used to do before, because I am using solar to light my house.
How do you expect your life to change in the next six months?
In the next six months l expect to have started saving for my project of plastering my house and staying buy a few plastering materials.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
25500 KES ($254 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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access_time 6 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I finding it so difficult to fit in my small house with my family more so during rainy seasons, part of my family members are at times forced to spend at my neighbor's places to avoid being rained on.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon hours when we are seated and eating together with my family.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend the transfers on building a new house, the one we currently have leaks and is smaller in size.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I am proud of being able to bring up my children well by providing them with every day's meals . I work extra hard just to get money to buy food alongside other basic needs for them.