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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I used my last transfer to pay the builders bought cement to help us finish our permanent house we did this because our house before was worn out and the iron sheets were licking and it was also small.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($483 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my transfer on buying building materials including two trucks of sand, 35 bags of cement and plastic paper for lying down the foundation of the new permanent house that I am planning to build.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that I wake up hopeful that I will soon have a new well built brick house.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($96 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on Certified maize and bean seeds (total of 12 Kg) and 50kg planting fertilizer (10,000 KES) as preparation for the planting season.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
The moment when I received my money, I felt deep gratitude because I had begun land preparation but did not know how I would finance planting activities because I normally prefer certified seeds, which are more expensive and yet for some time I had been very low financially.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We have planned to build a bigger house for our family,we will also buy a cow that will be giving us milk which we can sell some.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The proudest achievement is that we have moved from a rented house to our own, which we built through small jobs that we have been doing.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship was losing my two dairy cows that I had taken a loan to purchase,I had hoped that I will sell milk and make money from them as I repaired the loan,but that did not happen since they died from some disease.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when am farming and my crops are doing well.
