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My husband does casual jobs making little income and I am subsistence farmer. I have a family of ten members and we all live in the same two room house . The house is not spacious and it lacks privacy this dressing up in the house after bath is a challenge. Most of the time I use bush as a hide out for dressing. I lack the capacity since the income we get from my husband job caters for food and school fees for the children. I will use $600 to build a one room house so that the children can use the one we have. The two house will be equipped with beddings as well. Currently the family sleeps on the ground. I will also use $150 to buy five goats as an investment. This will bring sustainable income for me. I currently do not have any investment.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I do subsistence farming and it has been long since I got any harvest. The village has been under drought for almost three years. However last year in October, we received rain and planted maize on my two acre piece of land and harvested 6 bags each 90kg. The food 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 challenge that I am currently facing in life. I have a family of ten members and we all live in a two room house. The children are grown up and they should have their own house. Currently there is no privacy in the house sometime it is hard to dress up after taking bath in the house. Most of the time after bath my husband and I dress up in the bushes .
