Die Familie lebt in Kolumbien. L ist 48 Jahre alt und Schneiderin. Sie lebt mit ihren 5 Kindern in einem 1-Zimmer-Haus und lebt seit 1½ Jahren hier. Die Familie zog hierher, um der Gewalt in ländlichen Gebieten zu entgehen. Sie leben gerne hier, weil ihre ganze Familie hier zusammen ist. Sie mögen jedoch die Qualität des Hauses nicht. Ihr Traum ist es, eines Tages ein neues, besseres Haus für sich selbst zu kaufen. Ihre Lieblingsstücke im Haus sind ihre Dokumente und das nächste, was sie kaufen wollen, sind Lebensmittel.

The family lives in Colombia. L is 48 years old and works as a tailor. She lives with her 5 children. The eldest two of her children, 16-year-old daughter M and 15-year-old son P, assist her with the tailoring job. Together the family works for around 165 hours/week. The family lives in a one-bedroom house. It has brick walls and tin roof. It was built with the help of friends and relatives. The family owns the place and have been living here for about 1½ years. The house has uninterrupted electricity supply and the toilet is outside the house in the plot. The family purchases 70% of their food supplies from the market; the rest come as gifts or from other sources. The food costs them 70% of their income. Drinking water is collected once every month and costs them up to 10% of their income. They use firewood for their kitchen stove. The family isn't saving any money. The next big thing they plan on buying is food supplies. They dream that one day they might be able to afford a better house. Their documents are their most prized possession.