Her 16 square meter house is at the foot of a forest and is surrounded by a garden of taro.
Muga Aukuso, 46, from Savaia Lefaga had sought refuge in her house from the rain, when the Samoa Observer called in.
At the moment we seek water from our neighbouring families, where we take buckets to be filled with water so we can have sufficient supply,” she said.
“But I’m both grateful and sad at the same time because we do not want to be a burden on them but we are blessed that they are so kind to us.” The house caters for six: Muga and her husband, their three children and a grandchild.
“I am so thankful to my husband for his hard work in providing for our family, but because his work as a carpenter depends on the demand and need for houses to be built that is why it is unstable.
There are times when there is no work offered so we have no choice but to wait but we are blessed when there is an opportunity for work,” she said.
A power pole stands 150 meters away from the house and power lines going to the southern coast of Upolu can be seen from Muga’s house.
But with the little money we can get we budget really well for food and daily necessities but water is a big struggle,” Muga added.
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