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I spent 28,000KES on buying 2 oxens, pay 10,000KES school fees, 10,700KES on ironsheet, and a set of seats @10,000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I now have oxen for ploughing my piece of land for cultivation, and I sleep in a good iron roofed house.
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 spent 5800 KES on 2 goats and 2880 KES on 12 cushions
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan on buying cattle, building a house and paying school fees for my children.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying some chairs and a bed for my house, I will spend part of the transfer on buying two bulls and one dairy cow and the remaining amount I will spend on paying school fees for my children who are in secondary school i.e. form one and form two.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that when I was in Kericho working in the tea farm,I managed to save some cash that enabled me to buy two bulls of cow.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is in terms of getting school fees for my kids as one of them was forced to repeat class due to lack of school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to the market on Wednesday morning during market days to sell maize, this makes me happy as I am able to get some money that I can spend on buying food and other items like soap.
