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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($475 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
l spent my third transfer to pay dowry of 40500 KES, the remaining balance l spent to start small scale business.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
My new goal is to improve my business to get enough income for my daily use.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
My life different than it would have been if l never received the transfer, is that l could not have paid dowry and start a business.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($494 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
we bought iron sheet cost ksh 7500, ksh 500 on school fee and ksh2,000 on food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
biggest difference is that i now have have good 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 bought 10 iron sheets at 6,500 KES, paid 460 KES school fee for my child, used 2,000 KES to take my child to hospital then used the rest on food for the house.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to build an iron roofed house with cemented walls and floor then buy a cow that will be used as a dowry for my parents.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I have planned to build a house and to pay for my dowry
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is that I built the house I am in and I have grown some trees
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is lack of a proper house since we don't have any source of income
