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Family 100, Papua New Guinea
$51

Family 100

Family 100, Papua New Guinea
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Family 100

Family 100, Papua New Guinea
Monthly income
$51
$51
Monthly income

The family lives in Papua New Guinea. M is 32 years old and is a subsistence farmer. His wife B, 29 years old, is also a subsistence farmer and they live with their 4 children in a 2-bedroom house. They live in this house because they all grew up in the area around here. The best thing about their house is its lock, but the worst thing is its poor quality roof. Their favorite item in the house is the bush knife. The next thing they plan on buying is a generator. Their dream is to buy cooking utensils, clothes, and oil.

The family lives in Papua New Guinea. M is 32 years old and is a subsistence farmer. His wife B is 29 years old and she is also a subsistence farmer. They live with their daughter R, 12 years old, and 3 sons; W, 14 years old, H, 7 years old, and P, 5 years old. The 2 eldest children are students. The family lives in a two-bedroom house, which they own and got built with help of their friends and relatives. They've been living here for the past 3 years. The house has no electricity and the toilet is outside on their own plot but not shared with other households. The family buys 10% of their food supplies and produces the remaining 90% themselves. They use wood for cooking in the kitchen. The children spend 2 hours a week collecting water that is safe to drink, which takes 5 minutes to collect and come back. The whole family spends 11 hours a week collecting wood and 23 hours attending to home agricultural activities. Sometimes, M and B get government work, mostly doing construction. The family cannot save any money since they have no income. They’ve never been on a vacation and the furthest place they have ever been was Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea. The next big thing they plan to buy is a generator. They hope that one day they will be able to fulfill their dream of buying many necessities such as oil, clothes, plates, pots, utensils, etc.

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