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I am a widow of two and I do farming as my job. The challenge I faced is lack of rain. This has made change my mind and do poultry and animal rearing though on a small scale. Farming has enabled me to pay school fees for my daughter in primary school and also buy food . I live in a one room house with a grass roof and it leaks during rain season. I lack the capacity to build a spacious one. I will use $750 to build a two room house for the family and also equip it with beddings. I will also use $200 to buy four goats as an investment to add on the poultry I have . This will assure me of sustainable income.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I am a widow living with my two daughters and I am abit aged. I only rely on subsistence farming. It has been a challenge doing farming since we have been under drought for the past four years. However last year on October we received rain and I planted maize on my one piece of land and harvested four bags of maize each 90 kg. This will sustain the family for the next five months . The harvest brought happiness in my life.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Housing is the current challenge I am facing in life. I live in a one room house which has a grass roof and it leaks during rain season. It has a muddy wall which is not standard and it can collapse anytime. This has made me life in this house in fear.
