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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent a portion of my third transfer on repairing my spouse's boat which had broken down sometime back rendering him jobless for almost three months. This brought us a very big challenge because the spouse had to depend on other people's boats in order to get some little commission by the end of the day which could not meet the family's daily needs. For this reason, therefore, repairing our boat was the most prudent thing at that particular moment. Secondly, I constructed an external kitchen to transition me from cooking under a tree which was not just outdated but unhealthy too. Finally, I settled some school fee arrears that my two children had accumulated in the schools where they learnt which could not allow them stay fully in their schools.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 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 pay school fees for my two children in secondary school. I paid 15000 KES.I used 20000 KES to make a fishing bought . I used 13000 KES to repair my leaking roof. So i bought nails,iron sheets and timber. I used the remaining to buy food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I now have a new boat that will be giving me income daily once it starts working.My children were also able to stay in school this term without being sent away for fee.
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 paid school fees for my children 3000 KES and 4000 KES respectively ,the rest i used for food 3000 KES.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to pay school fees for my children 2000 KES put up an iron sheet roof 15000 KES also build a kitchen 15000 KES.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for two of my children in high school. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy a cow. We also plan to spend the transfer to start a business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have managed to plaster the floor of our house. We managed to buy cement and sand from the little income that we got from fishing.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income to pay school fees for our children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am doing household chores.
