The family lives in Cameroon. N is 34 years old and he is a freelance translator. His wife R is 30 years old and she is also a freelance translator. They have 2 children and they live in a rented 2-bedroom house. The best thing about their house is its quiet neighborhood, spacious rooms, and close proximity to children’s school. However, they aren’t happy with the lack of paint work on its walls and the frequent failure of water and electricity sometimes up to 6 times a week. Their next big plan is to get a house with cheaper rent, and their dream is to be able to build their own house and buy a car.

The family lives in Cameroon. N is 34 years old and his wife R is 30 years old. They both are freelance translators and live with their 2 children. Their daughter O, 11 years old, and son B, 8 years old, are both students. The husband and wife also manage an agricultural land and a chairs lending business. They work for around 120 hours per week. The family lives in a rented 2 bedroom house and have been living here for less than a year. It has electricity and water supply, but it fails more than 6 times a week. The toilet facility is indoors. The best thing about their house is its quiet neighborhood, spacious rooms, and close proximity to children’s school. However, they aren’t happy with no paint work on its walls. The family spends around 60% of their income on buying all their food supplies, while only a fraction 5% comes from their own production or as gifts. In the kitchen, they use natural gas and occasionally wood for cooking. For drinking water, they use mineral water from the market which costs them 10% of their income. The family is saving money and their plan is to get a new house with cheaper rent. Their dream is to buy their own house near their agricultural land and buy a car which will relieve them from the expensive taxi fares that they have to spend for their trips to the city center.