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When I received my first lumpsum transfer, I spent 45000 KES on a second-hand motorcycle, I paid secondary school fees for my daughter with 3000 KES and we spent the remaining 2000 KES on food.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I am now having my own motorcycle that generates us daily income. Our household income has improved which has eventually improved our standards of living since we can now afford more and variety of items.
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?
l spent the transfer to buy furniture at 6000 kshs, l also paid school fees of 3000 kshs to my child in high school the remaining balance l spent to buy food.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
l am planning to buy secondhand motorcycle.
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access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying a water tank of 2000 litres for water harvesting, I will also spend part of the transfer on buying a second hand motorcycle that I can use in doing taxi business and remaining amount I will spend on paying school fess for my child who is in secondary school and the other who is in primary school.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that through my farming,I am able to get a good harvest that has enable me to buy some cows and also pay school fees for our children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting school fees for our children has not been easy as waiting for crops to grow so that we can harvest and sell is a long process so this makes some of our children to stay at home due to lack of school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when we sit down together in the evening and pray before we sleep. This makes me happy as we are a prayerful family.
