When I received my third transfer, I sat down with my spouse and planned how to pay my dowry. We had committed ourselves in a relationship but we had not settled the dowry. To facilitate it, we spent on a bull and a heifer that was taken to my parents as a result, we got the blessings to start a family!

I spent my second transfer on purchasing 25 pieces of iron sheets and other construction materials which I used in constructing a new house to replace the grass thatched house that I resided before. The little amount that was left after the construction of the house, I spent in purchasing food and other household items I lacked.

The biggest difference in my daily life is the acquisition of a new house which I never thought could happen to me. In my entire life since marriage, I have lived in a grass thatched house which made me believe that only the rich stayed in iron roofed houses.

I spent most of my first transfer to buy a sack of maize for maize for my family's consumption, I bought school uniform and shoes for my children. I also bought house utensils which I did not have and also bought for my son a mattress since he was sleeping in someone's house sharing their bedding.

When I received the money, I was very happy because my life was going to change for the better as compared to the way it was before when it was all about struggling to make ends meet.