The family lives in Ivory Coast. B is 42 years old and works as an unskilled manual worker. He lives with his wife M, 32 years old, 3 children and a brother-in-law. They live in a 1-bedroom house and have been living here for 5 years. Their dream is to buy their own house someday. The next big thing they plan on buying is a television.

The family lives in Ivory Coast. B is 42 years old and works as an unskilled manual worker. His wife M is 32 years old and she works in domestic services. They live with their 3 children and a brother-in-law. The Coulibaly family does not own their one-room house, but they have lived there for five years. They don't have to pay rent for the house. It has no toilet facilities and electricity fails several days a week. Over 90% of the family’s income is spent on purchasing food. They use a charcoal stove for cooking in their kitchen. They also purchase drinking water and it takes 4 hours every week to collect. The family is planning to purchase a television, and dreams of one day owning a house.