Akhona is a six month old girl. Both parents are alive but are currently unemployed. Akhona stays with her mother Mabuyi, grandparents and six other children. There are eleven of them altogether in their family. The Grandfather helps Mabuyi to support Akhona with his tuck shop.

Ayanda is a one year old girl. Both parents are alive although the father works temporally sometimes. Nelly is the mother of the child.

Ebrahim is a two year old boy. Both his parents are alive. They stay together but they don't have their own house. The father works in a part time jobs sometimes twice a week. No one is currently collecting a child support grant. They do not have birth certificates because Ebrahim's mother does not have an identification book. There are seven all together in the family living in an two roomed house. They cannot afford the rent on the house where they are staying.

Indiphile is a two year old girl and  both parents are alive. They do not stay together and neither of them are currently working. Namhla is the mother of the child, she is an orphan, she does not stay with Indiphile because she hasn't got anything. Indiphile stays with her grandmother. The grandmother is a domestic worker who pays the rent. There are six of them altogether in the family living in a two room house.

Klondeke Majola is a 6 month old girl and both parents are alive. Bonginkosi Majola is the father of the child, he is not working at the moment. The mother is still at school but the grandmother earns a small salary which feeds the the family of nine.

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