Sury and her family are happy to be living in their new Habitat Guatemala home in the department of El Progreso.  Before getting married Sury and her husband, Elder, decided to build their home to live together. The couple has one child, James (4), and they have a second baby on the way!

They found out about Habitat Guatemala’s programs and made their dream of having a house of their own a reality. “We decided it was time to start our life together and pay for something of our own,” says Sury.

When asked about how he feels about her home she explains, “ I feel happy. When you start a family it is really hard to build a house of your own and have all of the necessary things, but we made a decision and now it is a reality. We worked together and we did it!”

In the future, the Hidalgo family is planning to add tiles to the floor and paint it too. They enjoy spending time in their house, playing with James, and listening to music.

Sury and her mother, Berta, loved having volunteers come and work with them.  “The volunteers were really funny and worked really really hard, even though it was hot and the soil was hard to dig!” explains Berta. “If it was not for their help we would have taken longer to dig the trenches! Thank you all for your support. We are looking forward to receive you all here in the future. Please always feel welcome to visit us!” says Sury.

Edvin Perez, a tuc tuc driver, and his family are happy to be living in their new Habitat Guatemala home in the department of El Progreso.  Before building their home, Edvin, his wife Rosa, and their daughter Kimberly (6), lived with Rosa’s mother, Alba Luz, in a shack made out of wood. In their previous house they uncomfortably, when it rained the water poured in.  “I met a Habitat promoter and asked him about the program and we decided to build our house,” explains Edvin.

Thanks to Habitat Guatemala, Edvin and his family now have their own home.  Their relatives live on the same land and Kimberly likes to play with all of her cousins.

When asked about how he feels about his Habitat home Edvin says, “We feel very happy, the house is very comfortable, we are planning to add tiles to the floor and paint it in the future.”

When asked about their experience with the Global Village volunteers, Edvin expresses, “The volunteers were very smart and were hard workers. I am very grateful with all of you for your support.”

Elsa is living with her son Jordi,  her daughter María Mercedes and her grandson Anthony in their Habitat house in the Luis Samayoa Housing Solution, Usumatlán, Zapaca. Before partering with Habitat Guatemala they used to live with her mother in law, and after some time, they finally decided to start building their own home!

When asked about her house, Elsa responds: “I am very happy having my my own house now,” she continues, “I am planning to paint it, fence the backyard among other things in the future.”

About the week of construction, she recalls a lot of good memories and funny times. “They worked really hard, even though it was very hot. Thank you all very much for your support it was of big help. We encourage you to keep on coming and helping families in need, we send greetings to all.”