Table 2.

Characteristics of participants at focus group discussions in Nawangisa village

Category	Total number of participants	Men	Women	Occupations of participants	Other observations
Least Poor "Abagaiga"	8	5	3	Mulimi (1 acre of rice, 1 acre of maize), produce buyer; Affiliate manager for habitat for humanity; health worker/nurse; peasant animal farmer with 1–2 cows	Observation – the rich were contacting each other with mobile phones to come for the meeting
Middle wealth category "Abafuni"	15	11	4	Mainly peasant farmers who also trade in farm produce, rear chicken, goats for trade on a small scale, primary school teachers
Poorest "Abaavu"	12	11	1	Types of occupation present – peasant crop farmers (ages, 23, 47, 55 yrs), local security man, 70 year old – can't dig anymore, another too old to work since 1992 has been sickly, not able to work, another urethral obstruction, difficult vision, no savings; no energy to dig has hernia, backache, poor vision 62 year old, 48 year old – no job, casual laborer.	The LC 1 chairman was present at this meeting