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Alice
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
42
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
47900 KES ($468 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on paying secondary school fee for our 3 children, who this days are not sent away as frequently as before. I then bought 5 goats for 17,000 KES, which have already multiplied and we hope to create wealth.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I used a portion of the transfer to buy 5 goats. Paid my three daughters in high school fee. I'm building a new iron roofed house at the moment. I'm still having some cash at hand.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest different in my daily life is that I live happily because my three children who in high school are now back to class after a long period of staying home due to fee problem and hopefully they will excel in their academic work and lift me up.
 
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 spent my first transfer to plough my farm. I also paid school fees for my children in secondary school and I am happy they managed to clear their arrears and bought food using the remaining part of transfer.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment I received the transfer,I had lost a relative and we were required to contribute but I did not have any money. Immediately I made contribution. My husband was more excited than me.
 
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access_time over 7 years ago
 
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The most prominent hardship has been to fend for my family because I recently got into an accident.As i can't work anymore in the farm nor the hotel where I used to cook, it has been such a big challenge to earn any income to fend for their needs
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest moments are always in the evenings when I am able to sit with my family after a hard days work and just share stories of how their day had been.
What does receiving this money mean to you?
Receiving this money means expansion and upgrading of my subsistence farming to a much larger scale one.I plan to buy the ox plough to be hiring out and also tilling my land.the remainder of my transfer will help me plaster my house that is currently mud and when it rains,the waters wash away the walls.