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I invested 15000 KES of my first lumpsum transfer in a mobile repair shop, I spent 15000 KES on a bull, 8000 KES on a steel door, 6200 KES on 10 iron sheets, I paid secondary and primary school fees for my sister and 2 children respectively with 4000 KES and I spent the remaining 1800 KES on clothing.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
GD enabled us acquire proper tools and equipment in our mobile repair shop that has increased our income and therefore educating our children is no longer a burden a big difference in our daily life.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I invested 3000 KES of my token payment in subsistence maize farming then I spent 2000 KES on clothing and the remaining 5000 KES on a water metre box.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to pay dowry to our parents and buy a sofa set using my upcoming lumpsum payment.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying my dowry as my husband will buy two cows that will be paid to my parents, I have a child who is joining form one next year so I will pay school fees for him,we have a farm that has not been attended to for a very long time and its now bushy so we will pay someone to clear the land for us,I will spend part of the transfer also to buy a motorcycle that my husband will use in moving around whenever he is going to his work of electronics repair and the remaining amount I will spend on starting a small business of shopkeeping.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that when I got married we never had a house but we managed to save cash by doing casual jobs like ploughing other people's farms which enabled us to build the house that we currently stay in.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that we don't have a stable income source and the heavy rains destroyed crops on our farm so we are forced to seek for handouts and at times we go to bed hungry.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when my husband comes back home from work in the evening and we sit down as a family to talk to one another, this makes me happy as we are bonded together.
