Valens lives in Kamabuye Sector with only his mother and siblings. His father died a few years ago. The mother looks after children alone, which is difficult for her to feed all the children and provide them with all home basic needs. They have a house which is in bad condition that needs to be renovated. They have no land to grow crops for home consumption. The mother digs for other people to earn money to feed the family members. Valens studies well and he performs well at school. At home, he helps his mother to do some activities such as fetching water and fire wood.