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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($475 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
Paint 3800 KES, window glasses 2100 KES, a cow 17000 KES, utensils 2700 KES, spent 5000 KES on mitumba cloth business, spent 3000 KES on health card, maize 3800 KES and still left with around 15000 KES.
Do you have any new goals that you didn't have before receiving the transfer?
We have a goal of renting a piece of land for farming.
How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
Life is different because we have shifted from very tedious jobs we used to do for income. We are living comfortably and peacefully unlike before receiving transfers.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($496 USD)
access_time over 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
l am planning to build so l have already bought so building materials such as 30 iron-sheets at 20100 kshs , door at 7000 kshs, the remaining balance l still have it with me
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
There is a big difference in my life because l use the first amount to pay school fees which has reduce for me a lot of pressure.
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?
I bought a cupboard @ 6,000KES, and spent 4,600KES on buying a tree and preparing timber for building an iron roofed house.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I plan to buy ironsheet and use together with the timber we prepared, and build an iron roofed house. We should used to sell second hand clothes, but used the capital for paying school fees for our two children who joined secondary school. We therefore plan to use the transfer to restart the business so that we may have a source of income.
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access_time almost 9 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to pay school fees for my two children who are in secondary school with the first transfer. The other transfers we will use to buy materials to be used to enlarge our house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is having struggled with making sisal, selling it, saving the profits and ultimately paying school fees for my children in secondary school and I am still educating them.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship we face currently is lack of a steady source of income, this means life is a struggle every day as bills and debts keep piling up.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of the day is in the morning, because I can thank the Lord for having blessed me with life and this makes me happy.
