Pooja Gawali lived in a small room with her family, and the wallswalls/wɔːlz/L1墙壁，墙The sides of a room or building that separate it from other rooms or the outside. were tin sheets. The roof leakedleaked/liːkt/L1漏（水）When water or other liquid comes out of a hole or crack. when it rained. She shared the room with her husband, his parents, and his two brothers. She never felt relaxed because there was no privacyprivacy/ˈprɪvəsi/L1隐私，独处The state of being alone and not watched or disturbed by others..
In 2022, she moved into a new apartmentapartment/əˈpɑːrtmənt/L1公寓A set of rooms for living in, usually in a building with similar sets of rooms. with a kitchen and a balcony. The building is called 'Swapnapurti', and it means 'a dream fulfilled'. The new building has a courtyardcourtyard/ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/L1庭院，院子An open area with no roof, surrounded by walls or buildings. with plants and benches, and it is safe and cool. I love my new home and the privacyprivacy/ˈprɪvəsi/L1隐私，独处The state of being alone and not watched or disturbed by others., she says.
The new homes are part of a project, and families pay a little money to help build them. Pooja feels very happy and safe in her new home now.
