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I am very excited to receive this money as i know my life will never be same again. I have been living in this house which is in a bad condition for over 3 years but i couldn't do anything because of lack of money. I have always wanted to live in an iron sheet roofed house but i couldn't manage on my own as it is expensive. I now believe my wishes have come into a reality because of Give Directly. I will be able to use the money to buy iron sheets and improve my house
What is the happiest part of your day?
My happiest part of the day must in the afternoon because that is the time i usually have my first meal of the day. When i wake up, i go to the lake to fish and i come back around 12 noon to have lunch. So, when i eat i feel better after working all morning without food in my stomach
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
I always face hunger every year because i do not harvest much because i spend most of my time at the lake fishing. My wife is the one who spends most of her time in the garden but she can not manage to do this on her own. This therefore reduces the labour which could have been used in the garden to harvest more. We do this because if do not go for fishing then we will not have money to use to buy other basic needs for the family. I try to fish so that i can sell some of the fish to have the money to use at home. Although it is like this we always face hunger as i also do not make much from fishing
