Mercedes del Carmen Manzanares Turcios
46 years old / Homeowner
Mercedes is a hardworking woman who carries out the daily activities in her home and also takes care of her parents. She will live in the new house with her husband and her daughter.
José Salomón Asegurado Rosales
53 years old / Security guard / Mercedes’s husband
José is a very responsible man who is committed to his family. He works as a security guard at a company in Santiago de María. They have been married for 25 years and just celebrated their silver wedding anniversary in August.
Marbelis Ivania Asegurado Manzanares
14 years old / Student / Mercedes’s daughter
She is a young girl who is in eighth grade at school, and she helps her mother with the household chores.
The land and the house belong to Mercedes. The house is made of mud and bahareque, and it was built 16 years ago; therefore, its roof and walls have deteriorated due to the rains and the passage of time.
