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We added money from other sources and spent the transfer to buy land.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have been able to buy land that we will use to build our house.
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?
I cemented my own house using 6000 KES of my token transfer and spent the remaining amount on a cupboard.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to buy a piece of land using this upcoming lumpsum payment.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to buy a piece of land where we will establish our own homestead as we currently reside at my father in law's homestead.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is having struggled and managed to start a small hotel business, the business has enabled me to buy two dairy cows which will give us milk in the coming future.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face right now is diminished income from my hotel business, this means that my family cannot get access to all their basic needs sufficiently.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I wake up and go to my hotel business, I usually enjoy talking with my customers as they have tea, beans and some round wheat flour accompaniment called 'chapati'.
