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Adam
landscapeCountry:
malawi
workOccupation:
Subsistence farming
faceAge:
27
workCampaign
Malawi Large Transfers
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What does receiving this money mean to you?
The money will meant capital to start a hardware business. We are three in our family, my wife, myself and a son. We have been married for 4 years. I am a fisherman and I make a living through selling of fish. I do not know how much I make in a month or per week but all the money's that I make ends at buying homehold items such as soap, food and clothes. We do have a land that will use to grow maize. The land almost 1 acre. Usually we harvest 3 to 4 bags of 50kgs during farming period. Those bags help us to eat for almost 6 months. I want to use part of the transfer to start a hardware business. It has been my passion since I was young, I will be ordering hardware items from Mangochi Boma which is 85kms and to resale them here. I am hoping to invest K150000 ($148) which it will give me K50000.00 ($49) per day in returns. From those profits I am planning to be saving K10000.00 ($10) a day. With that amount I will be able to open another shop within a year. Thanks for the promised cash gift, I promise never to be poor again.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am happy whole day. I have no reason why I should be sad as everything is done by the grace of God.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
My biggest hardship I have faced so far is poverty. In life there so many needs that one needs to fulfill and alot of those needs requires money. The small needs that required small amount of money, I managed to fulfill them during my daily income but nether has ever meet my criteria of making it capital. With this money gift, I am aiming to fulfill my passion of having a hardware business.