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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 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 a cow for milking. I never had any. I also bought a bed and some bedding. I was sleeping on an old bed with a mat instead of a mattress and spent the remaining on food for my family consumption.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to build a house as my previous house collapses
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my house is the new house I stay in and the cow that I bought with the transfer from GD. I do graze my cow daily and hopefully I'll have more cows. Thanks a lot to GD.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first cash transfer on buying a cow 6500 KES, two hen 600 KES. I also bought 40 tins of maize 2900 KES
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend the second cash transfer on buying building materials to build a new house because at the moment the old house is made of mud and iron sheet roof which is old and has holes thus being rained on rainy seasons.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on livestock. I will buy a few cows which will provide me with milk to sell for an income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is the fact that I have learnt to weave reed mats, which is my source of livelihood.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is taking care of my orphaned grandchildren, yet I don't have enough resources.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am collecting reeds from the lakeshore.
