Nuts and fruits are collected in the bush and are occasionally sold in the markets. Baskets, mats, and fans all made from palm leaves are among the crafts they produce. The Gangam live in villages that are divided into compounds. Each compound houses a man, his wives, and children, or a man, his sons, and their wives and children. An average compound has about 12 rooms or huts that circle around a central interior courtyard and kitchen.
Most huts are round with thatched roofs.
Many compounds have one rectangular hut made of metal sheets where the eldest member in the family sleeps. For a three month period, they are taken away from the villages to live in huts specially constructed of mats. They are given new names to mark their entry into adulthood. The initiation promotes unity among the children and prepares them for their common life in the village where they will help each other socially, politically, and economically. Rites and dancing mark the end of the three months and the end of their childhood.