The family lives in South Africa. S is 48 years old and is unemployed. His wife J is 36 years old and she is a food vendor. They live with their 2 children in a rented 1-bedroom house and have been living there for 6 years. The next big thing they plan on buying is a fridge. Their dream is to get an electricity connection and a TV someday.

The family lives in South Africa. S is 48 years old and is unemployed. His wife J is 36 years old and she is a food vendor. They live with their 2 sons F, 6 years old, and R, 3 years old. J works for a total of 20 hours/week. The family lives in a rented one-bedroom house. They’ve been living there for the past 6 years. The house has no electricity or running water. The toilet is outside the house and is shared with 100 other households. The family has to buy all their food, which cost them about 90% of their income. J spends 2 hours every week collecting water from a source nearby. They use paraffin for cooking in the kitchen. The family hardly saves any money because most of it is spent on food and rent. They sometimes go on vacation and the furthest they have ever been was Maputo, Mozambique. The next big thing they plan on buying is a fridge. Their dream is to get an electricity connection and a TV someday.