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Zipporah
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Small business
faceAge:
55
workCampaign
Kenya Large Transfer
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What do you plan to do with the cash transfer?
If successful in receiving the transfer, I plan to spend it well. We have a lot to do as a family. The topmost priority is to add more goats, about ten goats. Goats do well here and have a ready market. One goat costs approximately $50 depending on the season. During December holidays the price spikes due to the Christmas festivities. It's a good time to sell my goats. Goat farming will support my family into the future. I have a son in the University, we currently have some areas. I plan to spend about $100 to reduce the burden. This will stabilize him at school as we seek other funds to support him. Education will improve the chances of him having a better future. Better jobs are easily acquired by learned people. Finally, I must support my main source of livelihood. Fish frying business. It has supported us for most of our lives. It's important that I invest in new fishing nets and some money to buy more stock. Fishermen always ask for nets so that they can sell the fish caught exclusively to you. It's a way of securing fish. It will help boost my stock access and profit margins. Hence improving my family's living conditions. I plan to spend about $200 on this investment.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My husband has set up a place to keep goats at a nearby village. There are about fifty goats. They serve us best during emergencies or when paying school fees. It's our best cushion when we need urgent income, we just sell few goats. I'm always happy knowing we have some goats to sell during difficult times.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I live in a dry place, the climate is hot and the land is rocky. We cannot do farming to produce food. Luckily, nearby is Lake Baringo. I depend on frying fish for sale. Fishermen sell fish to me on a daily basis. Sometimes, the fish caught is small and I may lack stock. This means the profits are small not even enough to buy food for my family. It means sometimes I can only buy food. It leaves my family short on income to support other needs such as school fees and other basics like clothes or medication.