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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($474 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying an ox for cultivating my farm and now I no longer practice labour exchange nor hand cultivation which was time consuming which made me get little yeilds . Part of the transfer I paid school fees for my two children who were in high school .
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used a portion of the transfer to buy a bull for farming activities. Paid my brother in collage fee. Bought seeds and fertilizer with a portion of the transfer. I also purchased family clothes and foodstuff with the rest of the money.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I'm now relieved from tilling my land using a hoe as it used to be because I managed to buy a bull and added to the one I had. This I believe will earn me a better harvest since I can plough my farm in good time..
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($96 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
When I received my first transfer, I used 000 KES from it to buy a sofa set because I had no proper seats in the house. The balance was all spent on foodstuffs for my household.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have acquired new seats for my house, thus I don't have to borrow seats from neighbors to serve my guests anymore.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have is that I am not working just a house wife and I only depend on my husband in that I ask for even some small money to spend in the house and sometimes it become difficult with some quarrels in between.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the morning when my husband is around, we go to the farm , telling stories and laughing together.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money was a great news to me because it will change my life in different ways in that I will be able to buy furniture and starts up a business because I lacked capital.
