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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($464 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent most of the last transfer to pay school fee for my daughter who is in secondary school she is now sure of completing her school, I spent the last transfer to plaster my house since l wanted to stay in nice good looking house as compared to before when l was staying in a very dusty house. The remaining balance l spent to buy cushion for me to sitting on a comfortable furniture.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 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 building a decent spacious kitchen. I also bought 10 bags of cement and sand since I am planning to plaster my main house. I paid school fees arrears for my four children who are in primary and one in high school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am hopeful of plastering my house since I have already bought the necessary building materials to necessitate this project and I believe through this I will be able to overcome the challenges of living in a mud house such as water leaking in my house mainly on rainy seasons and frequent expenses of smearing the mud house for maintenance purposes.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($97 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used 5000 KES from my first transfer to pay school fees for my children so that they are not sent home for the same. I then used 3000 KES to buy for them school uniforms and shoes. The balance was spent on buying foodstuffs for my family.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so relieved the moment I received my money since I was stressed on how I would pay my children's fees.
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access_time almost 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to expand my business. I also plan to spend part of the transfer to pay school fees. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy a cow.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to construct a small house for the family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is inability to pay school fees for my child. This is because I don't have a stable source of income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am in the farm weeding.
