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Maureen
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Casual labour
faceAge:
22
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($467 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I was planning to purchase a piece of land and I had paid some money to a landlord using my second transfer so when I received my third transfer, I paid the whole amount and used the rest to purchase building materials that I used to build a new house on my new acquired land. My ancestral land was not enough for me to build my own home. I am happy and grateful for the money as I have acquired my own land, one and half acres.
 
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($488 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on partly buying a piece of land 20,000 KES after negotiations with the own who agreed that I will pay the deficit of 60,000 KES in installments.I fixed a steel door and two steel windows 10,000 KES in my house and now my properties are safe and I smeared my house with mud 10,000 KES and now its beautiful as nicely aligned.I also paid school for my child who is in nursery school.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have hope of acquiring my own piece of land because at the moment I have partly paid it and built a decent three roomed house on it hence I am now happy and at peaceful at heart since before the transfer I was staying at my parent's in laws homestead with all my in-laws and this situation was not conformable at all due to a lot of conflicts that could occur between the in-laws.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my token payment on buying 12 iron sheets and timber.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on building an iron roofed house and plaster it.
 
Enrolled
access_time over 7 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on iron sheets, poles, nails and labour to build a larger house. Our current house is too small and recently got damaged by floods.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is raising my little child whom I love so much.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I have faced in my life is living in a house that got submerged by floods and I had nowhere else to stay for a while.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the evening when my husband has brought home some food.