The family lives in Cameroon. J is 54 years old and he is a mason. His son D is 21 years old and he is also a mason. They both live in a rented 1-bedroom house and have been living here for 4 years. The best thing about their house is its location, which is close to their relatives, has potential work opportunities, and has low noise pollution. However, the negative thing is the house’s small size and wooden walls. Their most favorite item in the house is the TV, and their next big plan is to buy some shoes and plates. The family’s dream is to buy some land and build a house.

The family lives in Cameroon. J is 54 years old and he is a mason. He was married and had 2 children. In an unfortunate fire accident, J suffered severe burns which caused him to take rest from work for a year. His family cared for him until he recovered, but soon after his wife left with their 2 children. He was helped by one of his close family members for 2 more years until he was able to find regular work. He invited one of his sons back from their mother to live with him. His son D is 21 years old and he is also a mason. They both live and work together for 80 hours per week. The family lives in a rented 1-bedroom house and have been living here for 4 years. It is a one room house with a curtain to divide it into living room plus kitchen and a bedroom. The house has electricity, but no indoor toilet or water facility. They use a shared public toilet and fetch water from elsewhere. The good thing about their house is its location which is close to their relatives, has potential work opportunities, and low noise pollution. However, the negative thing is its small size and wooden walls. The family receives 80% of their food supplies from gift and other sources, while they produce and sometimes also buy the rest of their food. They use natural gas and occasionally wood for cooking in their kitchen. Drinking water is not available inside their home and they spend 2 hours every week fetching it from a source elsewhere which costs them about 10% of their income. The family hardly saves any money since most of it is spent on buying food and paying rent. Their next big plan is to buy some shoes and plates. Their dream is to one day buy some land and a house.