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I used my transfer buy a cow (15000), and bought materials to plaster my house (32500).
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am now peaceful after acquiring assets i could not afford.
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 my Token payment on school fee and purchase of a goat.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We plan to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on cementing our existing house and buying a big cow to provide milk in future.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on renovating my house as it leaks when it rains,I will spend part of it on buying a cow that we can keep for milk and also to pay school fees for child who is soon joining college.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to take children to school including orphans that I stay with till some of them have cleared college using cash from my business of selling vegetables and savings.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I have children who are total orphans and they belong to my sons who passed on with their wives and they are under my care. I find it hard to support them as I don't have a good income source.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I do the work of sieving soil that is used for building mud houses in the village at around noon. This makes me happy to know that I will sell and have money to buy food.
