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Ben
landscapeCountry:
kenya
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
68
homeHousehold Size:
9
workCampaign
Standard Kenya
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2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I bought a matress @7,000KES and spent 5,000KES on weeding my crops. I spent 38,000KES to boost stoc for my cattle selling business.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
I sleep well, and I hope to get large harvest, I bought a motorcycle on credit and I am able to pay because I have increased profit from my cattle selling business
 
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 4,000 KES to pay for school fees (secondary school), 600 KES to buy a blanket and about 2,200 KES on farming expenses and the rest to pay medical bills.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to buy a cow to milk and a bull that I can use in ploughing my farm and also partly pay for a motorbike from a friend of mine.
 
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access_time 8 years ago
 
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying four bulls that I will use in ploughing my farm, I will use part of my transfer on paying school fees for my child who is joining From one this year,I will also use part of the transfer on repairing my motorcycle so that it can also generate some cash for me and I will use some part of the cash on building a permanent toilet by buying cement that will be used in building it. I will use the remaining amount in completing the construction of my house as it requires glass windows that I will buy so that they can be put on it.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that I was able to build a house that has iron sheet roof making me to move from my previous house that was grass thatched and this I was able to achieve using some cash that I saved when I used to have some formal employment as a casual laborer in the ministry of lands before retirement.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is in terms of getting school fees for my children as at times the crops that we plant do not do well as they may be affected by disease or inadequate rain making us not to have anything to sell so that we can pay school fees.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when we are having supper in the evening as a family and we join hands in prayer after the meal before we go to bed. This makes me happy.