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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($476 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 buying building materials that I used to build a new house after the one I had been too old. The remaining I spent on buying bulls for ploughing. This had relieved me from ploughing with my bare hands which was quite hectic.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($493 USD)
access_time almost 8 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer to construct a kitchen and a house for my son. I bought building materials like timber worth 20000 KES,i spent 21000 KES to buy thirty five iron sheets , I bought five bags of cement worth 4000 KES,I also bought nails at 3000 KES. I paid the mason 4000 KES and paid 2000 KES for transport.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my life is that my son now have his own house,he used to sleep in our neighbors house. I also have my own kitchen i am so grateful.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time 8 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
I used my token to pay secondary school fees KES 2000, bought a solar lamp KES 4000, a radio KES 900 and food KES 2900.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
I am planning to buy an ox and plaster my house with my upcoming lump-sum payment.
Enrolled
access_time over 8 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
I am planning to spend my transfer on buying three bulls that we can use in ploughing our farm, I will spend part of the transfer on paying school fees for my child who is in secondary school and the remaining amount I will spend on renovating my house and buying furniture for the house.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement that I am proudest of is that we were able to save cash through our farming business of selling cattle which enabled us to buy a piece of land that we build our house on.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship that I face in my life is that getting food for out family and school fees for our children is not easy as our income is very low at the moment.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is when I go to the bush to fetch firewood in the morning and take it to the market so that I can sell it. This makes me happy as I am able to provide food for my family when I get cash.
