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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($483 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 building a kitchen so as to have a separate cooking place which my children are nowardays also using it as a sleeping room. I also bought two sheep which are my first set of cattle to own and decent shoes, clothes and uniforms for my seven children who had old ones. Lastly, I managed to prepare 4 acres of land unlike before where I use to prepare 1.5 acre and this has translated to more produce this time round.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($488 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on purchasing a solar lantern to avoid buying parafine everytime which is hectic, bought a bag of maize for the family consumption and spent the larger percentage of the amount on building a decent spacious house since the previous one was small.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I nolonger use 10KES everyday to purchase parrafin since I managed to acquire a solar lantern and my children can also sleep in a separate room because of the spacious house built using the second transfer.
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 spent my first transfer to buy a new and bigger mattress, bought one sack of maize for my family's consumption, and also paid a debt I owed which has been giving sleepless nights.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I have a very small house and my plan is to use the entire second transfer to build a bigger house
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I'm planning to spend the transfer on iron sheets, timber and round poles so that I can build a better house for my family which has grown too big for my current house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is building my own house from the little income from my subsistence farming.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is struggling to feed my big family, which sometimes have had to go without food.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I have had some lunch.
