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What I plan to do the cash is to use 50 percent of the cash to build a decent house for my family and any visitor who mightvisit us. As you can see, the house we live in is in bad condition. Sometimes I feel ashamed because the condition of my house makes it a point of mockery in the entire Mecca town. I also plan to use the remaining 50 percent of the cash to established a business of my own, which will enable me to raise money to adequately provide the needs of my family.
What is the happiest part of your day?
What has brought me happiness for the past 6 months is when I called my big sister on the 20th of September for financial assistance to start a MTN minutes transfer business, which profit I can use to buy adequate food and other basic needs for my family. This has made me happy and brought pride to me as head of my family.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
The current challenge I am facing is the lack of good shelter, couple with no finances to adequately provide the needs of my family. These challenges had brought serious shame and lost of pride to me as head of my household. I also have to do casual jobs by brushing on people plantation and farms for my family to survive. These jobs are not healthy for my body at all.
