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Receiving this money is a blessing for me and my family because i have never received this huge amount of money in my life. I am grateful to Give Directly on what it has done to me and the whole community. I believe my life will now improve as i will be able to use the money to buy fishing nets which will help me to catch more fish. If all goes well with this capital i know i will be able to buy a fishing boat very soon as i will be saving the money when i sell fish.
What is the happiest part of your day?
I do not have a specific time which i would say it's the happiest part of the day to be honest because it varies. Some of the days i am the happiest in the morning while others in the afternoon. The main reason for this is due to the kind of business am into as it is stressful if i do not catch any fish. If it happens that i catch fish in the morning then definitely that will be the happiest time of the day but if i don't then it will not
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The biggest hardship i have faced in my life is lack of food. Most of us here depend on fishing to find our daily food and in the past 2 or 3 years there has been a drastic shortage of fish in the lake. We do not catch fish as we used to in the past as such we are failing to buy food for the family. Most of us here do not depend of farming but fishing as such we harvest too little as we focus much on fishing. Due to this we continuously face hunger as fishing business is not helping
