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I spent most of my second transfer to start cattle farming for future use, l also spent the transfer to renovate my house since it was in a very bad condition. The remaining balance l spent to buy furniture.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest different in my daily is that, l no longer stay in a leaky house any more after spending the transfer to renovate it.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 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 one sack of maize, a goat and food
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on buying cattle, furniture, doing farming and am also planning to do a tree planting business
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, we plan to use part of the transfer to buy furniture. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to buy two cows that would provide us with milk for family use in future. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to buy water pump, that we plan to use to irrigate our farm, where we plan to grow tomatoes.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are very proud of is, having planted 50 seedlings of trees that we would sell in the future to earn some income for our family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have faced is, providing food for our family on a daily basis, because of inadequate income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening, after I have managed to get some food for my family.
