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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($479 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the transfer I received to buy goats and added to the cows I bought beforehand to pay for my wife's dowry.
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 to buy 35 pieces of iron sheets and 20 pieces of roofing timber that I will use to build a house, I also bought furniture and food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I no longer ask neighbor seats whenever I had visitors because I have enough comfortable to seat.
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 used a larger portion of the transfer to buy a young cow. I also bought a new mattress because the one I had was for very old.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
When I got the transfer, I felt extremely happy.
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access_time 7 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Not being able to construct an iron house, my grass thatched house leaks every time it rains
What is the happiest part of your day?
In the morning, because i spend the whole night fishing so i always look up to the mornings because i will get to sell my fish and get some money from that
What does receiving this money mean to you?
My main source of income is fishing, which doesnt offer enough capital because it jas its seasons, i havent been able to pay dowry to my inlaws because i cannot afford to buy livestock. Am glad i will be able to live that desire because the first transfer is incoming, and i can buy livestock to take to my inlaws and live peacefully with my wife who, as custom requires, had to go back to her ancestral home until the day i will be able to pay dowry
