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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($476 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the larger part of my third transfer on hiring a pieces land which I planted rice and I tell you the yeilds were splending as a result a got profits from the sell which I used to feed my family with .I also bought houseshold utensils and school stationaries for my child.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on buying a steel door and windows which I installed in my house. I then bought a few iron sheets which I want to use in building my youngest son a house. I then gave my son some money to buy a few masonry tools that he wanted to enable him perform his masonry work better.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have seen a lot of difference especially the fact that I was able to build a permanent pit latrine that will last me a longtime.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
From my first transfer, I spent 4,500 KES to buy a mattress, spent 2,700 KES to pay school fees and the remaining 2,300 KEs I spent to pay debt.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spend my transfer to build pitlatrine, buy steel doors and windows and also to buy cattle
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a roll of barbed wire and some cider poles so as to fence my compound. I will then buy a water pump and pipes for doing horticulture in my compound.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is my small garden where I grow most of the food that my family uses on a daily basis.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is lack of money, because I only do subsistence farming which cannot cater for all my needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I am working in the garden.
