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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($462 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying glass windows and steel doors that I have since fitted in my house. It is now nice and presentable that it was before when the windows were covered with rags. The remaining amount I spent buying a sheep that I am rearing.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
When I received my second transfer, I used a total of 26000 KES to renovate my house by fixing new metal windows, putting a fissure board and muding the walls afresh with sticky clay soil bought from a neighboring village because our soil is not suitable for the work. This has given a face-lift to my house which was so old, dilapidated and on the verge of collapsing. I then bought 2 sheep to rear in my home and used the balance to buy foodstuffs for my family since we also did not have enough food in the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I now stay in a renovated house without worries of it collapsing on my family.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying special kind of sand to repair my house (10,000 KES)
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money I felt excitement because at long last I would be able to undertake a Project (house repair) that had been pending for long due to low income.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Our first plan is to use part of the transfer to build a house in our home. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to buy furniture. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to pay school levies for our child in primary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am very proud of is, having bought two cows, with savings from my casual work, as an investment for our family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have faced is, paying rent every month.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the mornings, when I have been enlisted as a casual for my casual work.
