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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time almost 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying a motor cycle for 100,000 KES ( I had saved 50,000 KES from my second transfer ) which I gave to my brother in law who operates it for transportation business.He gets to give my husband 300 KES daily.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the entire second transfer on purchasing a motorcycle for business purpose and I am very hopeful that the business will do well because I would very much want to purchase the second one so that I can get more profits in future.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I bought a motorcycle and right now I get 300KES everyday.I am very happy because I easily support my family members interms of food and other basic needs.
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?
I used my transfer to pay primary school fees for my 5 children KES 5000, bought a goat KES 2500 and sheep KES 2500.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to buy 2 cows and farm with my upcoming lump-sum payment.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to use part of the money to pay school fees for my children who are in private school, then the remaining money I'll buy building materials and build a bigger house since I have a one roomed house and it's too small to accommodate my whole family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that am proudest of is I was homeless and but we have built a small house now.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is our source of income is so little that it cannot sustain the whole family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am making sisal ropes so that I can sell and get money to feed my family.
