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I used 30,000 KES to make a metal kiosk, bought one cow at 15,000 KES, clothes fothes for the family at 3,000 KES then used the rest on food for the house.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
Am now making money out of the vegetable farming that I started with the Token.
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 invested the whole of my token payment in maize, vegetable and tomato farming.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to start a kiosk/ a general shop using the whole of my upcoming lumpsum payment.
Enrolled
access_time 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We plan to spend the transfer to expand our house to accommodate our family. We also plan to spend the transfer to fence our home. We also plan to spend the transfer to buy livestock.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
Our proudest achievement is that we have been able to build our own house. We managed to do this from the savings that we made from our income.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I have faced in life is that I don't have a stable income that would enable me buy household items like furniture and mattress.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the morning when am in the farm weeding.
