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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on the acquisition of land which I will build a house on. The land I currently have is small and is shared among three families. I have not yet built a house on that land but that is in my plans before end of year.
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 spend my second transfer on purchasing a land worth 50000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that s have a place to built my house.
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 spent the token to pay part of payment for land that we wanted to buy.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We are planning to complete payment of the land and buy some building materials.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on building a house since I currently stay in a rental house which gets expensive in the long run,I also Intend to use the remaining bit to buy household items and improving my small business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to sustain my small business which is the only source of income I have,from the merry-go-round we have in our women group,I'm able to invest and boost my business.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet,my husband has no job and we purely rely on my small business to make ends meet.The business is not promising either given that most of the times I use the all saving on other family matters as opposed to ploughing back into the business.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning,the time when I set out on my business with hopes of making sales to help me fend for the family. Coming home with food gives me joy since this means the children cannot sleep hungry.
