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Our motorcycle stalled due to mechanical issues yet we depend on it to supply water in the village. Even though we don't know exactly what the issue is, we intend to spend approximately KES 10,000 on our first transfer to repair it and the remaining cash will be spent on buying food and improving our house. Getting our motorcycle into motion again will be the joy of our life as we will increase household income through the increased sale of water. I am glad that soon our problems will be forgotten and lead a better life. This will be realized through the transfers that we will get from Give Directly and I am filled with joy about it.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Leading a healthy life with my family in the last 6 months has brought joy to our lives. This is the greatest gift God has accorded us a family and we are thankful for it.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Insufficient funds and cash to run our daily expenses are making our lives harder. I am a housewife, and my husband is a water vendor in the village, earning an approximate wage of KES 200 a day. Because we are living in a hard economic time, that cash is hardly enough to run a family of 4. Moreover, getting customers has become hard, unlike before, because many people have ventured into the same business, and thus, the market is flooded. To realize our dream, we intend to repair our motorcycle to use in vending water and increase our income. Give Directly's cash will catapult our dream and I am glad to be among the beneficiaries of the same.
