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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($465 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used this last transfer to buy things I dint have in the house like mattress and bed, cup board, table, and seats this are things I dint have either they were old and worn out or dint have at all the rest of the money I paid the builder to build me my house because I had bought all the materials needed with my second transfer.
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 bought steel door and three windows (1750 KES) fascia board (2240 KES), sand (5000 KES), murram soil (12000 KES) and labour cost of 10000 KES to build my house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have a strong door which thieves cannot break into and a nice house which I do not have smear with mud all the time like before. This is a big difference to me.
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?
We spent 4,500 KES to buy a mattress, bought two blankets for 1,600 KES and half a bag of maize for 1,800 KES. The rest was spent on buying food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We are planning to buy cement and sand to plaster the walls and floor of our house.
Enrolled
access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Am planning to use part of the money to renovate my house from mud to semi-permanent then use some to buy household items and furniture and then use the remaining to pay school fees for the children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement am proudest of is we have been able to build a house in our own homestead and moved out of our parents home.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship am facing is paying school fees for my children, I don't have a job and I depend on casual work for sustainability.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am working on my farm land.
