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Margaret
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
54
homeHousehold Size:
5
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($496 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I paid 32,000KES school fee for my two children, used 15,000KES to expand on my serial business then used the rest on food for daily up keeps.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Am no longer begging for school fee and money to attend to hospital bills and longer support myself when walking because I was treated.
 
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I started a small cereal business so that I raise money to send my child to college. He just completed secondary school and performed well, yet I cannot count any one to help me raise college fees.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to pay school fees for my child, and increase stoke for my cereal business.
 
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access_time 8 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to spend the transfer to pay school fees for three of my children in high school. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy water tank that I will use to harvest rain water being that this area is water scarce.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have been able to build a house for my family. This is after sheer hard work and determination.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have been facing is lack of adequate money to pay school fees for three of my children in high school. Sometimes they are chased away from school and hence they miss classes.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when am busy making sisal ropes that I do sell in the nearby market. I feel very happy because its a source of livelihood to my family.