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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 spent a portion of my third transfer on paying school fee for my daughter in form three. With all the struggles I have made towards raising fee for this girl, I could not ignore settling some of her school fee arrears. Besides that, I purchased a cow to save me a portion of the transfer such that should I fall short of finances to continue paying the girl's school fee, then I can easily sell it out and sort her.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second cash transfer to purchase iron sheets 12000KES,timber 6200KES,nails 2440KES,transport fee 1650KES,meals prepared for the workers 2420KES,paid workers 5000KES,ropes 1000KES,clay soil 1000KES,food 4000KES,deposite paid for the ownership of the kiosk 2300KES,school fees 10000KES,re-paid a loan 3000KES,shopping1000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have paid school fee,construct a bigger house and already paid for a kiosk where I will carry out my business.
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?
I paid secondary school fees for my 2 children with 8000 KES of my token payment and the remaining 1890 KES on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I will extend my main house from 3 to 4 rooms and pay school fees for my children with the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my two children who are in secondary school, I will spend part of the transfer on buying cement and sand that I will use in expanding my house and the remaining amount I will spend on starting a small business of selling doughnut.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that I have been able to ensure that my children go to school using cash that we have been getting from our savings from our small businesses.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is in terms of finance as our income is low and this has made us to have a lot of debts including pending school fees that need to be paid for our children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to my farm in the morning to plough it. This makes me happy as it helps us to get food that we can feed our family with.
