Sharing a room with my 3 children who are grown up is something that has been disturbing my peace. This has hindered my husband the freedom to stay in my house. When he comes from work, he stays in my co-wives house because they have spacious house. Receiving this money means constructing a spacious house which will accommodate my family and retain the dignity and freedom I have longed for. I am planning to spend $ 550 to construct the house and use the balance to invest in livestock which will be a source of income in future. I will sell the goats in future when they multiply and pay fees for my children.

After the death of my father a decade ago, my siblings decided to shift to different places where they started living with there families. We were not able to meet each other for a long time. April this year, my elderly sister requested a get to gather family meeting where we all came together and celebrated as one. The laughter and bonding brought joy to me and created good memories.

After I got married to my lovely husband, 5 years later he decided to be a polygamous man and added 2 extra wife. The family size increased and his earnings of $35 per week could no longer sustain all our needs. I work as a charcoal burner which gives me an average of $ 14 in a week. Even though it is an additional source of income, we still struggle to meet the basic needs and this has affected the education of my 3 children because they are in and out of school fees. Financial constraints is the biggest challenge I'm currently facing.