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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($473 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
From my third transfer, I bought a sugarcane plantation, bought a sheep, bought a steel door, and also I bought a cow. I spent half of my transfer to buy a sugarcane plantation hoping that when the canes are ready, I will sell and get the money to pay school fees for my children without asking for help form anyone. This will help them have a better future than the one I have.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to stabilise my sugarcane business to enable me meet and sustain my family's daily expenditure
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different in that my children no longer walk in tattered clothes like they did before when they did not have good clothes, I also invested my transfer on sugarcane plantation which will in turn help me educate and take care of my family through the income from the business. Am very grateful to GD for the transfer and please continue helping the unfortunate like me.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I have only used 15000KES to buy a dairy calf. The remaining 35000KES i am going to improve my poultry farm which is going to take me 5000KES. I am going to buy building materials which is going to cost me the remaining 30,000KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I have a very big difference i my life as i poultry farm and a dairy cow will help me generate some income.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 6940 KES of my token payment on 10 iron sheets, I settled my debt with 3000 KES and I spent the remaining 60 KES on school items.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build a semi-permanent house of 30 iron sheets with the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on a piece of land where I can grow sugarcane as a cash crop to get some income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is supporting my children through their schooling.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is lack of enough food because the maize and millet crop often fail, either due to drought or floods.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening evening when my children are back from school and I am just happy seeing them near me.
