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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($486 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of my third transfer on replacing the roof of my house which was initially grass thatched. I suffered a lot with the grass thatched roof which was seriously leaking and could frequently damage my household items. Besides that, I purchased 20 plastic chairs that I intended to let people hire and give me money in return. The remaining bit of the transfer I invested on maize grains business which is currently doing so well, generating me enough income to meet all my family's daily needs. I am so happy today that I no longer depend on my spouse for any kind of support but instead support him.
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 changing my grass thatched house into iron roofed, enrolled my child into tailoring college, used 10,000 KES to restart my food vending business which halted due to lack of funds.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my iron roofed house is no longer leaking as the previous one and am also getting good income from my business hence no working on other people's farms anymore.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent more than half my transfer on food because i have so many mouths to feed and i had no means of putting food on our table at that moment.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on paying school fees for two of my children who are set to join form one (secondary school) come next year.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on paying school fees for my two children currently in eighth grade and will be joining secondary school next year,secondly I will invest part of it in my vegetables business and lastly use the remaining amount to renovate my current house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is educating some of my children through secondary school.I believe education is the key to success.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship is on making ends meet for the family,I rely mostly on my vegetables business to cater for the family but since I use most of the profits to sustain the family as opposed to ploughing back , the business cannot expand.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when as a family we gather to take our evening meal. With both children in my presence and their father around, I find joy.
