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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($468 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on buying a cow for milking. I could buy milk from my neighbors, but when I did not have the money, I could go without taking milk tea, also I bought some sheep and goats that are like my assets, they will help me in the future. My daughter who is in secondary school also benefited as I used some part of the money to pay her school fees. The whole year she managed to stay in school without being sent out of school like it used to happen. The remaining I spent on corn for my family consumes.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second cash transfer on buying 30 pieces of iron sheet 19,500 KES, roofing poles 4,200 KES, nails 1,900 KES, transport 1,000 KES, pillar poles 1,500 KES, digging a pit latrine 1,600 KES, workers 5,000 KES, paid school fees 12,500 KES, 20 tins of maize 1,600 KES, blanket 1,000 KES and spent the remaining amount on other house expenses.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I have built a house and I'm able to eat three meals a day which was not the case before I received this cash transfer.
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 used my token to buy a bag of maize KES 3000, food and clothes KES 3900 and paid secondary school fees KES 3000.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to pay school fees, buy a cow and build a new house with my upcoming lump-sum payment.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend my transfer on iron sheets and labour so that I can build a new house with iron roof, because my current house is is grass thatched and leaks whenever it rains.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is making sisal ropes which I sold and used the money to buy some goats.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living in a state of want, whereby I don't have the means to meet most of my basic needs.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I am making sisal ropes which I later go and sell in the market.
