The Most Deserving Family
Silvia (20), her husband Edwin (26) and daughter Melanie (3) are the owners of the Habitat house that my group of fellow UC students and I helped build during our Spring Break trip to Guatemala. This young family is a great example of a typical upper-middle class Guatemalan household. Edwin has been fortunate enough to receive a higher level of education that led to his current position as an accountant at a health clinic about three hours away from home. After a full week of commuting to and from work, Edwin spends his weekends studying to become a Lawyer. Silvia works as a hair stylist at her mother's Salon which is operated inside her home, right next door to where Silvia's own home is being built. My group and I had the opportunity to work right alongside Silvia and Melanie as they contributed their "sweat equity" and did whatever they could to help the masons and volunteers on the construction site.
I am extremely proud to have been able to help
provide such a young, deserving, beautiful family with a home!