G has to keep her flat warm at all times because of the mould problem – the moment the temperature goes down, the damp spreads all over and makes certain parts of the house unusable.
How they stay warm
G makes soup and porridge to stay warm and wears two pairs of socks. She also makes traditional Ghanian food like Foo foo and stew, which can help warm the insides of the body.
Two warm spaces identified by G is Ikea and the nearby McDonald’s where nobody asks questions, and one does not need to keep ordering food to stay there. It is a good temperature inside, and the kids don’t complaint about it
A video of G, with her daughter who has a foot-injury and so she isn’t going to school. G explains here why she needs to keep the house warm all the time.
Y explains how she tries to stay warm but ultimately it is not about tricks but about money – even to go to shops to stay warm, one needs money to spend, Y says.