Household Size No. of Households interviewed 3 or less 2 3 to 5 4 6 to 10 6 10 or more 0 Total 12 Table 1 shows the average family size of the interviewed respondents which is five (5) people per household. On the other hand fifty per cent (50%) of the respondent’s households exceeded six (6). The ZHRC notes with concern that the majority of the communities were allocated one tent per household regardless of the family size. In some cases the households did not receive a tent, leading to harsh environmental conditions. In some households father’s in-laws were sharing the same tent with daughter’s in-law a situation which is taboo in the African culture. In some cases boys also shared tents with women and girls hence putting the vulnerable at high risk of abuse. At the time of the visit a few households had managed to construct some pole and dagga houses. Although figure 6 below, indicates that most of the interviewed people were married, a considerable number of them are women who did not live with their husbands who had migrated to the neighbouring South Africa in search for greener pastures. Other households were headed by elderly, the disabled persons, who could hardly make economic contribution to their families. These labour constrained households faced difficulties in constructing new homes and securing a livelihood for their families. Figure 6: Marital Status of Interviewed victims Page 15 of 22