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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($476 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent the third cash transfer on buying sofa sets seats 7,500 KES, one and half sacks of maize 4500 KES, a table 3000 KES,a thermo flask 550 KES, water containers 1790 KES, four poultry 2000 KES,a blanket 950 KES,a mattress 4500 KES,a goat 3050 KES,a solar lamp 4500 KES. I deposited the remaining amount of money into my personal savings account.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to enroll for a tailoring course .
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life is different since I received the cash transfer because I have sofa set seats and a mattress that I dd not have before.In the past I used to sleep in a mat hence getting inadequate rest which affected my productivity during the day.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
l spent the transfer to build my house so l bought building materials at 20760 KES, transport 1600 KES, labor 3000 KES, l bought mattress at 3500 KES, clothing 4000 KES, utensils 4800 KES, l also bought 1 sack of maize at 4500 KES, the remaining balance l spent on food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My life has really changed because l am now staying in my own home l no-longer share home with my father and l am also eating well.
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?
Used 2,600 KES to get my child from Nairobi, bought one and half sacks of maize at 5,600 KES then used the rest to buy clothes for my children.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to get out of my in-laws' compound and build my own homestead.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to buy building materials and construct a bigger house. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy household items like furniture and utensils. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy two goats.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to construct a small iron roofed house for our family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that we have faced in life is that we don't have a stable source of income to support our family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when am having dinner with my family.
