Build a Home for Kundan Mai

Kundan Mai is an elderly widow in Jalalpur. She has lost her sight and lives with ongoing medical problems, yet she holds together a household of seven. Most of her sons are no longer able to support her.

Build a Home for Shabana Bibi

Shabana Bibi lives in Jalalpur with her husband and four young children. Her husband, Mukhtiar Hussain, works as a labourer and street vendor, earning about £54 to £60 a month.

Build a Home for Razia Bibi

Razia Bibi is a widow in Abbassia Colony, Jalalpur Pirwala. She works as a daily-wage labourer to support herself and her son, and money is always short.

Build a Home for Rajab Ali

Rajab Ali is a daily-wage labourer in Jalalpur Pirwala. He supports his wife and three young sons on about £25 to £30 a month, and much of that went on rent.

Build a Home for Nazia Bibi

Nazia Bibi is a widow in Jalalpur Pirwala. She is raising seven children on her own, two sons and five daughters, and is the only carer for a household of eight.

Build a Home for Maqsood Mai

Maqsood Mai is a widow in Jalalpur Pirwala. Her son, Niyaz Ahmad, works as a daily-wage labourer and earns about £20 to £25 a month to support her and his sister.

Build a Home for Tasleem Mai

Tasleem Mai is a widow in Jalalpur Pirwala. With no breadwinner in the home, she raises her two daughters alone on about £19 to £22 a month.

Build a Home for Zareena Bibi

Zareena Bibi lives in Jalalpur with a household of seven. The whole family depends on one income: what her husband, Muhammad Latif, earns as a street vendor.

Build a Home for Ghulam Fatima

Ghulam Fatima lives in Jalalpur Pirwala with her husband, Jafar Hussain, and their son, Muzammil, aged 11. The family depends on a small income from labour work to meet daily needs.

Build a Home for Muhammad Gulab

Muhammad Gulab is a daily-wage labourer in Basti Laang, Jalalpur Pirwala. He supports a household of seven, including his three sons and two daughters, on earnings that change from day to day.