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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($486 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying a solar panel. I decided to buy a solar because paraffin is expensive and now I am able to save the money I used to buy with paraffin.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 17520 KES of my second transfer to buy 24 bags of cement, 13500 KES i spent to buy sand for building, 10000 KES i paid labor charge for house renovation, 4200 KES i spent to pay school fee for my children, 3000 KES i spent to boost my potatoes business and the remaining 1500 KES i spent on food budget.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The main difference in my life is renovation pf my house, it is now beautiful. I also manage to boost my business which was almost collapsing.
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?
We spent 3,500 KES to pay school fees, bought a bag of maize for 4,000 KES and started a business with 2,400 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We are planning to buy two cows and also plaster the walls and floor of the house.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to buy two cows to help us in future. Secondly l would wish to build a permanent pit latrine to avoid being wash a way by floods. Finally l would like use the rest of the money to plaster my house to avoid frequent maintance which is very expensive.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that we have worked hard and bought cows from which we milk that we sale and earn income.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income which is making life very difficult.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when I able to pay school fees for my children.
