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3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
48200 KES ($466 USD)
access_time over 6 years ago
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What did you spend your third transfer on?
I am a business lady and I have been selling small scale household goods, but it was going down, so some part of my third transfer, I spent on transitioned into selling second-hand clothes. I also paid school fees for my niece in secondary school and the remaining on food for my family consumes.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
50000 KES ($481 USD)
access_time 7 years ago
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What did you spend your second transfer on?
I spent my second transfer on paying school fees for an orphan I stay with.I also added capital to my business and bought food for my family.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life.
The biggest difference in my daily life is that I have food to eat in this dry season.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
10000 KES ($99 USD)
access_time over 7 years ago
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What did you spend your first transfer on?
From my first transfer, I bought 2 sheep at 5,000 KES, spent 1,000 KES to pay my debt, bought 12 tins of maize at 1,200 KES, spent 600 KES to buy clothes for my children, bought 6 cushions at 2,100 KEs and the remaining 500KES I spent to buy food for my family.
What are you planning to spend your upcoming transfer on?
Am planning to spend my second transfer to hire a farm, start a retail shop and to pay school fees for my children.
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access_time over 7 years ago
What are you planning to spend your transfer on?
We are planning to spend our transfer on starting a clothes selling business, and also to expand our farming.
What is the achievement you are proudest of?
The achievement I am proudest of is the fact that I am taking good care of my children.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship I am facing in my life is lack of enough food for my family. The cost of living has gone up and so life has become so tough.
What is the happiest part of your day?
The happiest part of my day is in the afternoon when I am bathing my little baby before laying him down to sleep.
