The Work....

This is one of the houses that we worked on. They put a new floor and a new roof on this woman's house. As they took off the old roof they were covered in black soot....which caked the inside of the roof because she cooks inside (the smoke doesn't always go outside).

This was the old roof, just beyond the roof you can see some stuff under the tree - that is

all

she

owns.

This is a 2 rooms house, many were just a single room. You can see in the corner where she cooks with a small hole for the smoke to escape. Also her floor is completed and has had a smooth coat applied so it isn't rough on her feet.

This is Mauda's house. Single mom of 3 girls under 5...one room home. She told us she would move her kitchen outside because it is too much smoke for her new baby (3 months). They will take the old tin roof and make her a cover over her new cooking area so she is able to cook outside when it's raining.

This is Mario helping to put in the new floor in another home. Once it has dried the smooth coat will be put on. For this whole process the house has to be empty for about 1-2 days.