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I bought 33 iron sheets at 22,000 KES, roofing poles at 4,500 KES, wall poles at 8,000 KES, six kilograms of nails at 5,000 KES, one fishing net at 7,000 KES then paid 3,000 KES labor charge.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Am now making income from my fishing business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
Bought building materials
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Expand my house
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I planning to spend my transfer on building my house to increase the number of rooms, I am a fisherman and I plan to spend part of the transfer to buy additional fishing nets, I will also build a house for my mother as the one she is staying in is in a ba
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is that I have been able to build a small house that I can stay in at a very young age.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that my income from fishing is very little and I find it hard to sustain my family and also look after my mother.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to the lake to do fishing in the morning as it is where my source of income comes from.
