Four months ago, the renovation of my house was incomplete and I was still living in the mud-walled and mud-floored house. Currently, this situation has changed and I am living in a semi-permanent house. Moreover, I am not financially stressed like before since I always have to spend my earnings to acquire food for my family members. As a result, they have been feeding well and none of us have missed a meal in a span of the last four months. Prior to this, a lot of my earnings were being saved towards facilitating the process of renovating my house thus we could forgo some meals in a day.

In the next four months, the new goal that I have in my life is to save my earnings and spend them on buying a goat. For several years, I have been desiring to venture in livestock rearing since from this I shall be able to own livestock which can be of help to me in times of emergency. Since cows, goats, and sheep are mainly looked at as symbols of wealth in my society, owning even goats will earn me respect among my community members.

The biggest difference in my life in the last four months is living in a more decent and semi-permanent house. When I received my transfers, I spent them to buy sand and bags of cement which I used to plaster my house. Prior to that, its walls and the floor was fully made of mud and it was easily affected by heavy rainfalls. Currently, it is not affected by rain and I am always at peace because I do not need to plan to build a new house in the future.

In the next six months, I expect my lifestyle to greatly improve since my earnings will mainly go to acquiring food for my family and paying school fees for my son. This means that they will be feeding well and as a result, they will feel more healthy and less stressed up. In addition, I shall always be having some little savings which I shall use to support my son in pursuit for his studies. This is a long term investment that I believe will yield much for my family once he completes the study and secures a good job.

I managed to buy cement and sand to plaster my house the the transfers which is the accomplishment I achieved so far in life.

I expect my life to change as I will built a kitchen which my children will sleep in. I also expect to have more food supply from the income I will generate from my farm produce sale.

Currently I live in a beautiful house and am more happy.I am also stress free as I know my family can afford to eat more regularly and healthily.

I do not have any new goal.