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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I bought building materials using my second transfer, so when I received my third transfer, I constructed a new house. I was in a very squeezed house. At the moment I live in a very spacious house. The remaining amount I spent on buying solar lamp given that I used to use a tin lamp and the cost of kerosene was so high. I am glad my children were able to study without fear of the lamp going off until they sat for their last exams in primary school.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to buy 28 pieces of roofing iron sheet for 24700 KES, 10000 KES i spent to buy building timber, 2000 KES i spent ot buy nails, 2000 KES i spent on transport, 5000 KES i paid labor charge , 3000 KES i spent to buy 90 kg of corn and the remaining cash i spent on daily household expenses.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest different in my life is the big and better house i stay in now.
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 spent 7,300KES on buying 3 goats, and 2,250KES on buying a bag of maize for consumption.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to buy ironsheet, timber and nails, and build an iron roofed house.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to build a three roomed semi-permanenet house, buy milk cow, furnish my house and pay school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Buying goats was the greatest achievement that makes me proud.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My house is too small, it cannot accommodate all of us.
