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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($469 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I spent my third transfer on fencing my home. This time with live fence after previously fencing with barbed wire. I have saved the remaining amount for my children's school fees as they are now in their final year in Primary.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($485 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on fencing my home since I had a lot of theft in my home.I also paid school fees for my daughter and bought 2 sacks of maize.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that my home is very safe since it was fenced.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($96 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I spent most of my first transfer on buying bedding since I used to sleep on a mat. I then used the balance to buy utensils since I had very few and also bought books for my children when they reopened school.
Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
I felt so happy the moment I received the money because I had no bedding but now I knew I was going to afford them.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We're planning to build another house after the house we had got demolished since it was sitting on the road reserve and lastly I will use the remaining amount to pay school fees for my children.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I'm proudest of is having moved from rental house to my own house.The rental fees was too much for us and would eat into our small income.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship is on making ends meet, we rely on scrap metal trading business which is not profitable enough to sustain the family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is normally in the evening when I'm sitting with my family taking our evening meal together.
