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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($476 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on plastering the internal walls of my house and aligned my earthen floor by put murrum on it . The remaining transfer I bought food for my family's consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on paying school fee for my children for their first term. I also bought a radio to keep up with the news and then spent the rest on installing steel windows on my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am very happy and at peace because my children's school fees are sorted for the term.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I received my first transfer when my 2 children in a high school had been sent for school fees and they were staying with us at home, which was not pleasing us at all. And therefore I cleared them school fees balances to enable them sit for their exams.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
When I will receive my upcoming second transfer, I will enroll my 2 children in a better secondary school since I expect their performance to improve.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We would like to use part of transfer to renovate my house which is in a poor state .We also intend to pay school for our two children in secondary school .Lastly,l would wish to boost my fish selling business by buying more stock.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is owning a house, l had a very small house that was not enough for my big family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Our biggest hardship is paying school fees for our two daughters in secondary school. Our children sometimes miss school days when they are sent home because of school fees arrears .
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when going to my fish selling business since am assured at the end of the day l will earn some income to spend on my family basic needs.
