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Victor
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
24
homeHousehold Size:
8
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($477 USD)
access_time 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on building a toilet and now I no longer have to borrow a toilet from my father - in - laws homestead especially when I have visitors. The remaining transfer I plastering the floor of my house from a eatherned one .
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used my second transfer to invest 10000 KES in a groceries business and in my butchery 35000 KES and food for my household 4500 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference is that I now have a butchery which I don't have and I can support my family easily.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I opened a business-butchery with the whole of my token payment.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to boost my butchery stock with the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment.
 
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access_time almost 8 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I want to start a business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Am proud of finishing my education and getting a certificate despite the hardship.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I don't have a job since I graduated hence finding it so hard to fend for my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Am happy when my family and I wake up alive and healthy each day.