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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($475 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I bought two cows with the third transfer. I didn't have a cow and I used to budget for milk daily which was so expensive. I'm happy my cow has already given birth and now I have milk thus I do not budget for milk anymore.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($487 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent the second transfer on paying school fee to my son in secondary school, I also bought two cows that I can use for ploughing to avoid borrowing each time I want to plough.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is seeing my son going to school without coming back to look for school fee.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spend my first transfer on paying school fee for my childern,loan and food for my family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on renovating my house and buy a dairy cow for milk and sell the surplus to earn my daily income.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I would like to use part of the money to pay school fees for my child who is in form three. Secondly l would wish to cement my floor to avoid frequent maintance which is very expensive. Finally l would like to use the rest of the money to buy a cow to act as security incase of any emergency.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
I used to stay in rental house after the death of my husband but I have worked very hard and built my own house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship in life is lack of proper source of income to sustain my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening after selling porridge and earning some money to buy food for my family.
