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I have a family of 11 members and all live in a two room house without bedding. We sleep on the floor and some of the children seek shelter from neighbors. This is very risky for a girl child to walk at night alone looking for the shelter. I'm really bad about it but lack the capacity to build a spacious house for the family. My husband and I do casual jobs earning little income that caters for food and school fees for the children. I will use $600 to build a two room house with iron sheet roof to accommodate all the family members. This will restore my dignity in the community. I will also use $300 to clear all fees balances and make prepayments for the children.
What is the happiest part of your day?
My husband and I do casual jobs earning little income which caters mostly for food and school fees. Sometimes it can take us a whole month without any job for either of us. This makes the family go without food. However, last year in October, we received rain and planted maize crops on my eight acre piece of land and harvested $13 bags of maize each 90 kg. The food will sustain the family for the whole year. The harvest brought happiness in my life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Housing is the current challenge I am facing in life. I have a family of eleven members and all live in a two room house without bedding. Two of the children seek shelter from neighbors. This is very risky for a girl child to walk alone over night looking for a shelter. I lack the capacity to build a spacious house to accommodate all the family.
