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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($484 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
For a longtime I have been staying in my brother's house for lack of money to build my own, so when I received my third transfer, I bought building materials that I used to build a new house. I have my own house now and household items too.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($482 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent most of my transfer to buy iron sheets and timber which I have used to build my house. I also bought sofa set, bed and a table which I did not have and could not buy due to my financial status
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that, I now have a house of my own and no longer sleeps in my brother's house and this makes me very happy. Thank you GD
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($98 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent my first transfer on buying a mattress and a solar panel.I used a large sum of my transfer to buy a solar panel to save me the cost of buying kerosene and charging my phone elsewhere.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to use my upcoming transfer on building a house because i am homeless and currently staying with my aunt and so my priority is to have a house of my own like my peers.
Enrolled
access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I plan to use the transfer on clearing my fees balance in my college. This will enable get my certificate that will assist me in applying for jobs.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Being able to complete my certificate course in primary education is my proudest achievement. I am now a qualified primary teacher.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Getting employment opportunity is my biggest hardship in my life.l am yet to get my certificate because l still have pending fee balance in college.In addition to that Kenyan job market is also very competitive.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day is in the evening after work when am relaxing in the house. I like listening to music from my radio.
