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I used 43600 to plaster my house and build a kitchen and bought food (6000).
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
GD has helped move a step higher because i have plastered my house and no longer deal with dust and its related effects. I have a kitchen that i can use for other purposes. My life has changed.
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 used most of the transfer to buy materials which I'll use to build a pit latrine. I also bought family foodstuffs with the remaining portion.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to enlarge my house because it isn't big enough. I'm also planning to invest a portion of the transfer in stone chipping business.
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access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on building a toilet, I will spend part of the transfer on expanding my house by building a bigger one and the remaining amount we will spend on starting a business of mining building stones as our area has a lot of stones that are being harvested from quarries and I think we can venture into that business to earn extra money.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that in the past we used to stay in a rental house in Rongai town and we managed to save cash that we were getting from working in stone quarries that enabled us to come back home and build our own home on our land.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that I have two kids who are school going and they need school fees which at times we don't have it thereby making our kids to be sent home while their friends are in school learning.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to my farm in the morning to harvest my maize that I had planted,I am happy because I have food and my family will have enough food to eat.
