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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
We used our last transfer to buy two bulls to help us in ploughing during the farming season and also to hire to people who would want to use the bulls for ploughing, then the rest of the money we used to buy food in the house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on building a new big and spacious house since my other house was very squeezed and old and in bad shape. I then spent the rest of the transfer on buying food for my family which I also used in feeding the masons who built my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now sleep in my very spacious and well built house which has boosted my confidence among my peers.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy bedding because all I had was old and worn out, I also bought a sack of maize for my family's consumption, I bought household items which I did not have and also bought lantern for my house.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am currently living in a small house hence the need for a bigger house and am planning to use the entire second transfer to build a bigger house.
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access_time 8 years ago
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am relaxing after a long days work.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement at the moment I can't say I have any since my life has been very difficult. Even get something to eat is a challenge.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is lack of a proper house. The one I am in is small and my children are growing which makes us not to have any privacy.
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We have planned to buy building materials with the first transfer,then the second transfer we will use to build our house and the last transfer we will use it to set up a small business and pay school fees for our child who is about to join high school.
