The family lives in Cambodia. M is 79 years old and is a retiree. She has two daughters: V, who is 50 years old and works as a humanitarian, and N, who is 42 years old and is unemployed. They live along with their six grandchildren in a 1-bedroom house. They own the house and have been living here for 4 years. The next big thing they plan on buying is rice and food supplies. Their dream is to be able to buy high-quality appliances for themselves.

The family lives in Cambodia. M is 79 years old and is a retiree. She has two daughters: V, who is 50 years old and works as a humanitarian, and N, who is 42 years old and unemployed. Living with them are four grandsons between 10 and 27 years of age. The two oldest grandsons work in construction and garment making. Also living in the household are M’s granddaughter, aged 17 years, and a granddaughter-in-law, aged 25 years, who works as a garment worker. The family members work a total of 192 hours a week. The family lives in a 1-room house and have been living here for 4 years. The house has electricity but there are frequent power failures. They have drinking water and their own toilet in the house. All of the family’s food is purchased, and requires 80% of their budget. They use bottled gas and wood for cooking. Maly spends 1 hour a week collecting firewood and 70 hours a week looking after the house. The family is not saving money. They are planning to buy rice and food. They hope one day to be able to fulfil their dream of owning high-quality appliances.