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Receiving money from GiveDirectly means a better life and habitable house for my family. I will use $400 to build a two roomed house for my family of three. I am happy that this will relocate us back to our homestead which was destroyed by flash floods. It is also my plan to kickstart my dream of crop farming, this will cost me $115 of my transfers from GiveDirectly. Farming will provide us with enough food for the family, it also means more income to my family. I will use the remaining money to buy other family basic needs such as clothes, seats and utensils.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Despite living a devastating life, I am happy that getting a casual job is now easier. This enables me to put food on the table for my family of three without struggling a lot. Farmers in my community are re-cultivating their destroyed farm and this is providing us with employment.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
We were living in a grass-thatch house which was completely destroyed by the flash floods in April 2024. The tragedy left us hopeless and homeless, we are now being hosted by our neighbor. This has affected our daily activities and ability to work for a living. Our life is difficult, we sometimes skip meals or use less preferred food like porridge. Since the tragic incident of flash floods, I have been in and out of hospital. The area is invaded by mosquitoes and therefore malaria is now rampant. It is sad that I have been hospitalized three times in less than two months.
