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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I bought two cows at 36000 KES, steel windows 4000 KES, mattress 6000 KES, clothes 1700 KES and 1000 KES on food.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
I have a goal of making my house permanent.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I can now do farming in large scale because I have a bull cow and ox-plough for cultivating my land.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($496 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
l spend 30000 kshs to pay school fees for my daughter in high school, l also spend 11700 kshs to buy furniture and the remaining balance l spend to buy steel-door at 7500 kshs .
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
l was stranded when my daughter was send a way from school because of school fees and because of the GD l have manage to take her back to school without any problem.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
We spent my Token payment on secondary school fee and food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
We are planning to spend my upcoming lump sum payment on secondary school fee and improving our housing structure.
Enrolled
access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to use the transfer to pay school fees for my children in high school. I also plan to rent land which I will use for agricultural purposes to increase the harvest.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build my house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced when I could not afford to provide all the meals to my family. This was due to lack of a adequate income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am able to get profit from the sale of my farm produce.
