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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on expanding my house which was small. I have a fish business so I added some amount of the money to the business. I also paid school fees for my children.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($491 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of my transfer to buy sofa set and sand. This was because I needed to plaster my house as it was dusty and made of mud. I also had very old arm chairs in my house hence the need for new ones. I also bought more livestock this I could later sell to make profit, bought school books for my children, bought a sack of maize, restocked my business and also paid my tithe.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My children did not have school text books and they would not do their homework, they could also be sent home for school fees, I lived in a very small house but after I got the transfer all this has changed and my life is now very comfortable and am very happy and my children are very happy too.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent the first transfer on buying 2 sheep at 7000 KES, paid school fee of 1000 KES, bought maize worth 1000 KES and used the rest of the money on paying tithe in church.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I'm planning to spend the upcoming transfer on buying a cow and furniture. I also have the plans of renovating my house so that it may look neat.
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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 clearing huge fees balances for my children in primary school, secondly I will buy some livestock to keep which will give me milk after giving birth and lastly I intend to use the rest of it to boost my fish business.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having been able to build my current house, we used to stay in a very small house with the all family and was very uncomfortable.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I'm facing currently is on making ends meet, I'm a fish monger and sometimes I'm forced to take away the all profit and use in other domestic needs which makes the business stagnate and not able to grow as I would wish.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the morning when I wake up healthy together with my family, I take time to thank God for the opportunity to see another day.
