I will post a pic of my house we live in in my album. Its actually four levels each level 1800 sq ft aprox. The main level has a kitchen, bathroom, 2 bedrooms and two large sitting rooms one for men and one for women. Then the next two levels are the first apartmentsbuilt by the parents for their sons to start families. We have two bedrooms, one bath, kitchen and 2 sitting areas one of which we made Ito a bedroom for the three girls. I have balconies on two sides. Above me is a rooftop whiwhich is walled about 5 ft up so people cant see onto it. There I keep our dog and two older chickens. The balconies have two cats on one, and a rabbit, 10 chicks and sometimes our other birds sunbathe there. Hard for rats to scale the walls but if you let palms grow too close to the houses they can climb up them and cause problems. We have owls and hawks and falcons but ss yet no trouble with. Wild dogs, feral cats and rats the size of cats are common killers of chickens here. Ive yet to see anyone with a proper pen for any animal. Years of neglect leaves people using scraps to build and ive tried to use our ideas of reuse, recycle here and photograph my efforts. Wood is costly so a room built on dirt with limestone bricks, mortar and a metal roof with scrounged wire is what I see mostly. But I work with that and show how items tossed away can be reused. There is no trash removal program here. Most is burned or tossed in holes or mounded then set afire. Everything goes in. Its a long road ahead and animals sre low on the list of needs when most now see agriculture and farming as old fashioned, outdated, conflict with progressive ideals. But being here now when its a small change to make is important. Im trying to reach out to all local farmers one at a time. Being female and foreign is a bit much lol for many. ButI uunderstand the culture and work in smaller steps.
