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I have a family of seven members and we all live in a one room house with a grass roof. The house is not spacious enough and it leaks during rain season. My first daughter is grown-up and she seeks shelter from neighbors. My husband and I does casual jobs making little income which caters for food only. Two of my children dropped out of school due to lack of school fees. I will use $700 to build a two room house for the family and equip it with beddings. Currently the family sleeps on the floor using sacks as beddings. I will also use $100 to enroll my children back to school. This will also help me buy uniform for them.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Food insecurity has been an issue in my family. Most of the time the family has gone without food. However in October last year we received rain and planted maize crops on my one acre piece of land. I harvested four bags of maize each 90kg which will sustain the family for the next four months. Food security brought happiness in my life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Lack of reliable source of income is the challenge I am currently facing in life. My husband and I do casual jobs making little income that caters for food only. This has caused my two children to drop out of school. I also lack the capacity to build a spacious house thus the family suffers during rain season due to the poor housing.
