A review of quake-related damage and aftermath in the World Vision Tacuba Area Development Program. Celebrating the birthday of a family member, Ana's family is creating happiness in the middle of destruction and sadness, finding within themselves the real value of life. They have also found a home and the strength to continue to celebrate life. There are 3,585 children in the project sponsored by World Vision supporters in the United States. 816 of these children are from families that have now lost their homes following the devastating earthquake which rocked El Salvador on Saturday, January 13.
Every family has a story to tell about their home.
We had lived in this house for 14 years. Daisy Escalante and her aunt Concepci n de Maria Ramirez live next door to each other in two of the small adobe houses that line the narrow streets of San Julian. Both their homes have also been rendered uninhabitable. World Vision has responded by providing food and shelter. My cousin and I held a tree tightly in order to not fall down.