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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($476 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on building materials for my kitchen 16000 KES, secondary school fees for my two children who will sit their final exams at the end of the year 26000 KES and investing in my wife's tomatoes, bananas and Irish potatoes business 7000 KES.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to boost my wife's business which enables us meet household needs.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life has improved a great deal because i could not afford to see my children through school but i am so happy all the fees is cleared. Secondly i have a number of assets that i could not afford like a kitchen which can also be used as a room for my children and visitors.
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?
l spent the transfer to pay school fees of 25000 kshs to my two children in secondary school, l spent 8500 kshs to improve my business, l spent 6000 kshs to build a kitchen, l also bought furniture at 7300 kshs the remaining balance l spent to buy food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has really changed because my children now has a place to spend their night in comfortably since l was sharing the same house with them, my children are also going to school without any problem.
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?
I spent my token on school fees (6800), boosting my wife's grocery business (2500) and food (500).
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to dig a borehole with my upcoming lump-sum payment.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to pay off my debts, sink a borehole in order to save time and energy for water collection being that we live very far away from water sources and suffer during drought. I will use the rest of my funds to pay school fee for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have educated two orphans upto the university and through hard work I bought land and built my house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I face in life is that I have no reliable source of income as I do horticultural farming and depend on rain fed farming which at times is very unpredictable.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when at my farm because it's where my income comes from. It's what feeds and educate my children.
