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I bought a lorry of sand at 8,000 KES, 20 bags of cement at 15,000 KES, paid 2,500 KES labour charge, paid 2,500 KES school fee for my child in primary school, used 3,000 KES to boost my retail shop business, two sacks of maize at 2,600 KES, a sack of sorghum at 1,100 KES, am still having about 15,000 KES cash which am planning to use on painting the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
My shop business is now doing well hence I can fend for my family.
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 whole amount to start a small scale business.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
l am planning to clear schools for my children in high school and to renovate my house.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our trasfers on various ways namely; paying school fees for our son who is in eighth grade and should be joining secondary school come next year, we also plan to cement our current house which is made up of mud and finally starting a small business for some income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement we are proudest of is having been able to raise our kids to their current age through hardship with no proper source of income.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we are facing currently is on making ends meet..We have no steady source of income and depends entirely on farming which sometimes does not yield much to sustain us.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the morning when I take time to go to our village church and praise God.This is where I get hope in the midst of hardship that life brings.
