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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I was planning to build my home before I received my transfers so, I added my second and third transfers and bought building materials that I used to build a new house in my compound. I now have my own home.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($488 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the entire first transfer on the expenses to move from my parents home and built my own home; I bought building materials 9 iron sheet, timber and nails) and paid for labour to build an iron roofed house for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I was able to build my own home, I have always wanted to but I have not been able to raise the money.
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 spent my first transfer to lease a land that i will use to cultivate and grow rice. I believe i will be able to pay school fees for my children from the harvest.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
If i get the upcoming transfer,i will use it to pay school fees for my children and buy some cattle too.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We would like use the transfer on rice and vegetable farming by buying farm inputs.Secondly, we will use it on paying school fees for our children in primary school.Lastly, we will spend the transfer on buying some goats and sheep .
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Being able to build our current house is our proudest achievement. We used our savings from farming.Our family can now sleep comfortably at night.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Making ends meet is our biggest challenge.We don't have enough money to buy food. This year we only got half a sack of maize from our farm during long rains.This is not enough to sustain our family upto the next season.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when working in my rice farm.I feel happy and energetic, it's my source income.
