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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($497 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying three goats and an ox which have kept as my assests since I am planning to sell after a period of time and use the money to buy building materials for constructing my homestead. Part of the transfer I saved.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on paying dowry for my wife and saved the remaining amount for later use.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Having paid dowry price for my wife and having peace within my family is the biggest difference in my life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on purchasing a blanket since the previous one was old, bought food for the family consumption and used most of the amount on paying workers to cultivate my parcel of land since as a farmer I have been depending on farming to sustain my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer I was very happy. That day was the most important one in my life, I told my wife the good news and we actually went together with her to purchase the items that we needed after withdrawing the transfer.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I face financial crisis to meet daily return to the motorbike owner being that I hire the motorbike to meet family needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Morning is my happiest part of the day,because I worship and pray to God to help my day be successful and provide for my family.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
The transfer I will get kept me thinking of the plans to accomplish with the money! The first plan that came into my mind is to build a house in my land that I bought previously. Our home is small that cannot accommodate all my extended families members. Therefore building my own house in my own land means providing space for others in the family.
