Posts by melina sergent
Diana
Diana Project Location: Rosarito Hello, I found out about the program through Facebook in 2022 from a colleague from the Rosarito savings fund group. My experience in construction was something new for us, who had never participated in something like this. We really like being able to collaborate in building others homes and ours! When…
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Cindy Project Location: Primo Tapia Hello, I’m Cindy, participant in the ¨Ejido Primo Tapia Savings Fund¨ program of Fundación Esperanza de México. Every Wednesday I constantly looked at people meeting near where I rented. I approached my (now) fellow beneficiaries and they invited me to come to the program. That’s how they told me about…
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Luz Project Location: Lomas del Valle Hello, my name is Luz, I am from the Gabriel Rodríguez FAV. In August 2021, a friend who already has her home invited me. Last year we started the construction of my home and due to some problems we could not continue. Thanks to Esperanza, today I have land…
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Ivan & Josefina Project Location: Lomas del Valle It is a great joy to be part of Fundación Esperanza de México’s support program. Our family includes: my husband Ivan, our daughter Diana, and me, Josefina. We were able to join this fund in March 2020, thanks to the invitation of our neighbor and fund partner…
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Javier & Alejandra Project Location: Salvatierra “One day my son Ricardo looked at Rosa’s house being built and went to ask her how he could get into the same program as Rosa. She gave him information that he had to go to the meetings on 3 Mondays to find out about the FAV program. They…
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Adilene Project Location: Lomas del Valle “In 2020, the months of February and March, I entered the Lomas del Valle FAV, one of the Fundación Esperanza community fund groups. Upon entering, we began to work making blocks for a house, which really caught my attention– learning to work in a group and that we would…
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Las Chip Bag Ladies More Than a House “Las Chip Bag Ladies” is a collective of four women, and an example of how Esperanza’s impact extends beyond simply building homes. Maru, Nico, Oli, and Francis first met during their weekly Esperanza community savings group meetings. Their goal was to save money to build a safe…
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HOME BUILDING PROCESS More Than A House Most volunteers who come to Mexico with Esperanza are involved in building a home with a concrete foundation, concrete slab floor, concrete block wall, and a concrete roof. Both families and volunteers gradually realize that there is much more to the experience including team and community building; sharing…
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Angeles Project Location: Las Cumbres Although construction of her house has not yet commenced, Angeles is very excited to get started. Her outgoing personality assists her in her work as an independent worker selling beauty products throughout various neighborhoods in the Tijuana area. She works hard as a single mother of two with two grandchildren…
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Dayra Project Location: Las Cumbres Dayra is a university student studying politics, and her family was introduced to Esperanza through her friend from school. At first, Dayra was nervous to work with the volunteers from the US; however, after working with them for some time, she came to miss them after they left, and she…
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