I have a family of seven members and I do casual jobs for survival. My husband works at Mombasa as a casual worker too making little income which caters for food and school fees. My house was brought down by heavy rains some years back making me seek shelter from neighbors. I will use $600 to build a two room house and equip it with bedding. I will also use $300 to clear school fees balances for my children who are both secondary and primary schools. The fees arrears have made my children miss classes thus affecting their performances.

My village has been under drought for quite long. This has caused famine thus making my family change our eating pattern. We used to take one meal per day. However, last year in October we received rain and planted maize crops on my two acre pieces of land and harvested 8 bags of maize each 90 kg. The food will sustain the family for the whole year. The harvest brought happiness in my life.

Housing is the challenge I am currently facing in life. My house was demolished by rain some years back and since then I have been seeking shelter from outside the compound. I lack the capacity to build another house.