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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 added more iron sheets worth 15,000 KES. I as well bought a cow at 18,000 KES, I paid labor worth 12,000 KES. The remaining amount I spent on household expenses such as food and clothing.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent 18400 KES on 30 iron sheets, 16000 KES on building timbers, 5000 KES on 10 Kgs of nails and I invested the remaining 10600 KES in quarrying.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Initially, affording meals was a problem, but when I got transfers and invested in quarrying business, I have been generating income on a daily basis thereby affording all meals required for a healthy living, the biggest difference in our daily life.
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?
l spent the transfer to buy mattress at 3500 kshs, blanket at 2000 kshs, uniforms at 800 kshs, l also paid school fees of 3600 kshs for my children in academy schools.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
l am planning to build house because l am staying at the market center.
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access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to start a business to boost my income sources. I also plan to spend the transfer to construct a house for my family. I also plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for my son in high school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to construct a house for my family. I used to stay in a thatched house.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable source of income. Providing adequate food for my family has been a challenge to me.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am in the farm weeding.