A home of their own
Wilmer's mother left 3 years ago and he lives now with her sister Viviana, his father Ricardo, Carmen and Felix (grandparents) and his uncle Mauricio with wife and 2 kids....all of them lived in a makeshift 9x12 room constructed with cornstalk and cardboard with dirt floor.
The men of the house work making coal and as construction helpers when needed. The family income is as low as $120 per month.
A safe home for the Delgado Family
This is the Delgado Family. José Luis, the father, spend most of the time at the sea, fishing to provide for his family, Karina, the mother takes care of their 3 kids, José Luis, 8 years-old, Valeria, 5 and the new baby Mateo that is only 2 months old. Today, the Delgado Family is living in a safe house. Each of them sleep in their own bed and the kids have their own bedroom. They went from a 9x12 room that had collapsed twice in the past, with a bathroom outside the house and with water flooding the house each rainy season, to a 36x36 concrete house with two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen and a living area.
A new beginning for Laura
ROOFtoLIVE built a house for a single mother of two kids that lost everything in a fire. Laura, 33 years-old lived in a small shack in a very poor community in ‘barrio 9 de octubre’ in Manta. She bears sole responsibility for her household, and is the main source of income and sustenance. When the fire happened, she was working and her 2 kids were in school. When she came back from work, the only things she had left was the clothes she was wearing.
Laura's youngest daughter.
Cleaning the area to begin the construction.
Finished house.
Laura's youngest daughter.