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Mary
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
35
homeHousehold Size:
8
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
Upcoming Stage
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought one of sand at 13,000 KES, one still door at 7,000 KES, two still windows at 5,000 KES, paid 7,000 KES labor charge, 8,000 KES loan, 4,000 KES school fee for my child, bought school unifroms for my two children at 500 KES, used 1,000 KES on food for the workers, bought two chickens at 1,000 KES then used the rest on little house matters.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Am now having a decent house with cemented floor hence no dust that used to infect my children with flu.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
l spend 6000 kshs to pay school fees for my six children in secondary school, l also spend 2000 kshs for farming and the remaining balance l use to add stock in my business.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
l am planning to plaster my house and to clear school fees for my children.
 
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access_time 8 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for four of our children in high school. We also plan to spend the transfer to plaster my house. We also plan to spend the transfer to construct a kitchen and a toilet.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to built our own house. We managed to do this from the savings that I made in a local table banking group which am a member.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is lack of a stable source of income that can enable us pay school fees that we have.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am having dinner with my family.