Alejandro, (38) and Rosina (34) have seven children: Alejandro (15), Ana (13), Dito (10), Beleisto (8), Simil (6), Argelica (4) and little 1-year old Nelson. None of the children is going to school, as the family lives three walking hours from the next school and does not have money to pay for other forms of transport. Alejandro has moved to work on other people’s farms and has recently been able to buy a bike to make it easier to earn money. The family was usually able to get enough maize and other crops from their fields, but due to the drought they have not been able to harvest anything. Alejandro is getting up at 2 am to work on building baskets. Most of the day he has to search for the material. Most weeks he is only able to sell 1-2 baskets for around 40 meticais (around 60 cents). Previously they spent the money on clothes, now they have to buy food. They are also receiving food assistance from CARE. “We are a strong family and we work together to make it through this drought. But it is difficult. I met Alejandro in a disco in our village in 1999. Times were better back then and I would not have ever imagined that life could get as hard as it is now for us,” says Rosina.