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We spent out 1st Transfer on a business startup (bought TV, DVD, Decorder, movies,etc) 50,000KES
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in our lives is that we never imagined we could start a business due to high poverty, but now we do and we make average profit of about 250 KES daily from which we are able to meet basic household expenses to a level, we are so grateful
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent 4500 KES on a sofa set then I paid 2000 KES on school fees for my child,I settled my debts using 1000 KES of the token transfer and the remaining 2500 KES of it on food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to build an iron-roofed house and buy a cow using my upcoming lumpsum payment.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are construct a commercial building at our local shopping center and build another house using some of the old roofing materials and some new ones.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement has been being able to furnish my house. I managed to do this by saving money from my small business, which deals in selling snacks like chips.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we have is lack of proper harvests from our farm. This leads to insufficient food for our family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is on Saturday in the afternoon. This is because that is when I am from church and get to rest and spend time with my friends.
