Mostly they kept it for themselves. What the Government should do is allow us to go back to our villages that would solve most of our problems. But we are doing what we can while we are in the city. We ve organized self-help groups here. Mostly they are of women and children, since many of the families have lost their men.
Teachers come here to give classes in first aid and literacy.
Sometimes they are other Salvadoreans showing solidarity with us. But there are also international volunteers often taking a risk coming to help us. The Government has made some of them leave the country. It means a lot to us that they are prepared to come. We need health education because we can t afford to go to the general hospital if we get sick they will charge us for a consultation.