The family lives in Tanzania. F is 35 years old and is a university teacher. His wife P is 32 years old and she is a university lecturer. They live with their 2 children and a housemaid in a 2-bedroom house. The house is provided to them by their employer and is in close proximity to their workplace, but it has no running water and is far from the market. The family’s favorite item in the house is the laptop computer. Their next big purchase will be a tablet computer (iPad) and their dream is to buy their own car someday.

The family lives in Tanzania. F is 35 years old and is a university teacher and environmental consultant. His wife P is 32 years old and she is a university lecturer. They live with their 2 daughters R, 5 years old, and L 3 years old, and their maid O, 17 years old. Together, the couple works for a total of 55 hours/week . The family lives in a two-bedroom house that is provided by their employer and is free of rent. They've been living there for the past 2 years. The house has electricity, which fails several times a week, drinking water source, and toilet facility. They live here for work but also own another dwelling. The family has to buy all their food, which costs them about 60% of their income. They use biogas and charcoal for cooking in the kitchen. They spend one hour every week to collect water. The family saves money and sometimes goes on vacation. The furthest they have ever been was Arusha, Tanzania. The next big thing they plan on buying is an iPad. They hope that one day they will be able to fulfill their dream of buying a car. Their favorite item is their laptop.