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Milka
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
39
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on paying school fees for my children. They used to be sent home each and every time because of fee arrears. I am happy because they are settled in school and I do not have to worry about them being sent home for fees.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of my transfer to buy building materials because I intend to build a bigger house to accommodate my entire family, I also hired a plot for farming to increase my yields and improve food security, I also paid medical bills and bought food for my family and other household expenditure.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I did not have a plot for framing but when I got the transfer and hired the plot I was very happy because I will also get to harvest like other people, I also got to seek medical attention for myself and now am relieved and recovering well. Thank you.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 2,000 KES from my first transfer to pay school fees for my children, used 4,000 KES in paying back a debt I owed , invested 2,000 KES in chicken rearing business and spent the remaining 2,000 KES to purchase one sack of maize for my family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to use half of my second transfer to start buying materials for building my house and the remaining half to use in hiring a plot for farming as well as buying seeds for planting.
 
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access_time over 8 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to use part of the money to pay school fees for my children. Finally l would wish to use the rest of money to do poultry farming to generate income to support my family.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that we have struggled to put up a poultry house though we have not been able to start poultry farming because of lack of finance.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Unreliable source of income to sustain my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the of the day is in the morning when I have got some casual work to do knowing that I will get money to buy food for my family.