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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used my last transfer to buy two goats to rear and a bull to help me in ploughing then I also leased a rice farm and paid farmers to work on the farm the rest of the money I used for food in the house.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on purchasing a sofa set to furnish my living room which was initially very empty and less attractive to my visitors. I had to borrow seats from my neighbors any time I had visitors. Besides that, I purchased some livestock to begin livestock rearing.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I feel my life has really changed considering the fact that I no longer borrow seats whenever I have visitors around.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($96 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer to buy 22 second hand iron sheets then used the rest on food for the house.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt happy.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
Firstly, we plan to use part of the transfer to enrol our son for a driving course. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to buy a dairy cow, whose milk we intend to sell to earn some income. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to build a bigger house, because this one is small.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are very proud of is that, we have lived a peaceful life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have faced is, inadequate income to enrol our son in secondary school.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the mornings, when I'm weaving ropes, that I would later take to the market for sale, for family income.
