Families live in small clusters of homes with thatched roofs and walls made of either woven sticks or flattened cans. The floors are bare earth, which turn to mud in the torrential tropical rainstorms. An average of eight people live in one or two rooms where all cooking, sleeping and family activities take place. These hovels are harbingers of disease, readily invaded by rodents and insects. Children sleep on mats or mattresses atop dirt floors.
Rain soaks the interior leaving mud, mold and mildew.
Respiratory infections are prevalent. Each new home will measure 600-sq.ft. and will consist of a cement foundation, cement walls, a zinc roof, sturdy wooden doors and windows with pine shutters. Please help us make this village a reality.