Argentina
La Hoya, like many slums, is a place where people are living in desperate conditions; some without access to a proper bathroom or drinking water. Estela, a single mother of nine, lost her house when her ex-husband refused to continue paying rent. With no where to go, she and her kids have been living at […]
Brazil
Marinalva de Souza’s family received a temporary house from Um Teto Para Meu Pais, a Latin American NGO. However, not everyone in the family has been able to enjoy the new home. Marinalva, mother of five, hopes to one day open her home to one of her sons who is in prison. By Daniel Bull […]
Ecuador
The Director of Communications for Un Techo Para Mi Pais Ecuador, Maria Gracia Sandoval, has learned to be happy with little. She has decided to trade her high paying marketing job for a more rewarding job, building houses for those less fortunate. She believes that a house represents more than just a safe home, it […]
Peru
La Hoya, like many slums, is a place where people are living in desperate conditions; some without access to a proper bathroom or drinking water. Estela, a single mother of nine, lost her house when her ex-husband refused to continue paying rent. With no where to go, she and her kids have been living at […]
Uruguay
Uruguay has traditionally had one of the most equal distributions of wealth in the world but a dependence on livestock and related exports has left Uruguay vulnerable to ups and downs in world commodity prices. Recessions in Brazil and Argentina – its main export markets and sources of tourists – propelled the country into economic […]