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Bennard
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
43
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 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 some goats for rearing. I also ploughed and grew rice in my two acre piece of land that I am very glad I am soon harvesting.For a long time I have been leasing it to others for lack of money for farming.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of my second transfer to buy building materials for the new house I was planning to build for my family, I also bought livestock which I could later whenever I am in a financial problem, bought bedding for my family, bought one sack of maize for my family's consumption.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I will soon move to my new house which is much bigger with my family, I also have livestock's which I did not have before and this makes me very happy.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
l spent my first transfer to buy furniture at 2600 KES, l also paid school fees worth 4200 KES to my daughter in secondary and the last 3000 KES l spent to buy 2 goats.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
l am planning to renovate and plaster my house and to start poultry farming.
 
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access_time over 7 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on dowry. I have yet to pay anything to my in-laws, and so I am planning to buy some livestock to take to them together with some cash. I am also planning to buy sand and cement to plaster the walls and floor of my house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is building my own house with the money I saved from my wages as a casual labourer at construction sites.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of enough food and money because it's not every day that I get work at the construction sites.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I have found work to do for pay at the construction sites.