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I spent my first lumpsum transfer on building materials awaiting to move to my home as follows: 10050 KES on 15 iron sheets, 7000 KES on a steel door, 7500 KES on 3 steel windows, 1800 KES on nails and I saved the remaining 23650 KES.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I am now living with a lot of hopes in life since I am certain that change is inevitable- I am now going to live under an iron-roofed house as opposed to before when I was living in squalor with hopelessness, the biggest difference in my daily life.
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?
I spent my token payment on buying a goat and a bed.I also ploughed my land.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to spend my upcoming lumpsum payment on moving to my home and build an iron roofed house.I also want to buy an ox plough.
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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 construct a new home. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy oxen plough that will help us during ploughing. I also plan to spend the transfer to buy household items like furniture. I also plan to spend the transfer to start a business that will provide me with additional income.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
My proudest achievement is that I have struggled and bought a goat. I achieved this through selling groundnuts that I got from my farm.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I lack a stable source of income. I only depend on selling fish and also subsistence farming and this is not much productive being that we live in a very dry area. So this makes life look harsh at times.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when I manage to get fish from the lake.
