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Emiliana García – Twin Cities – Noah Keller

Emiliana is a single mother living with her six children, Ana (24), María (21), Verónica (20), Joselyn (18), David (16), Vilma (13), and her grandchildren Nelson (2), in their new Habitat home in San Juan Ostuncalco, Quetzaltenango. Emiliana works as a housekeeper, and also sells fresh cow milk around town every morning. Before partnering with […]

Viviana Monterroso – HFH Memphis – Cameron Sanford

Vivian and her son, Ismar (5) are the proud owners of a new Habitat home in San Juan Ostuncalco, Quetzaltenango. Vivian works as a teacher at the public town school, and Ismar is in first grade. Before partnering with Habitat Guatemala, the family used to live with Vivian’s parents. “I was living with my parents, […]

Ronald Aguilar – Maumee Valley HFH – Willie Nemeth

Ronald, his wife, Jazmín, and their two children, Ronald (4), and Liam (4 months), are now living in their new Habitat home in San Juan Ostuncalco, Quetzaltenango. Ronald works as a security guard, while María takes care of the household chores and raises their children. Before partnering with Habitat Guatemala, Ronald mentions that they used […]

Saulo Alonzo – Bryan College – Jane Sherman

Saulo (32), his wife, Rocío (28), and their two girls, Alisson (6), and Gabriela (2), are now living in their new Habitat home in San Juan Ostuncalco, Quetzaltenango. Saulo works as a credit advisor and Mirna works in a pharmacy. Before partnering with Habitat Guatemala, the family used to live in Saulo’s parents house: one […]

Kevin Castillo – Johnson High School – Leslie Helman

Kevin (27), his wife Maribel, (23), and their two girls, Scarlett (1), and Ashley (7), are the happy owners of a new Habitat home in San Juan, Quetzaltenango. Kevin works as a truck driver while Maribel takes care of the children and house chores. Before partnering with Habitat Guatemala, Kevin mentions that they lived for […]

A new solution to extreme poverty: the Hybrid House

  During the last 42 years, Habitat for Humanity Guatemala (HFHG) has served more than 120,000 families with an adequate housing solution. In 2010, we started the Healthy Home Kit program as an effort to support families living in extreme poverty. This program consists of implementing a smokeless stove, sanitary latrine and water filter, among […]

#myhabitatexperience – Diego Secaira

Meet Diego Secaria, he has been working with Habitat Guatemala for more than a year. You may know him as an animal lover, cheese enthusiast or your cheerful Field Coordinator for Global Village. We sat down to ask him about his HFH experience. Why Habitat Guatemala? I have been working with people for several years, […]

Gabriel Mazariegos – GuaBuildja – Marijee Minderop

Gabriel (24) and his fiancé, Adayansi Reyes (20), are the happy owners of a new Habitat home in San Juan, Quetzaltenango. Gabriel works as a tuc tuc driver and Adayansi owns a beauty salon. The couple is planning on getting married soon! “We found out about Habitat programs through my dad, he told me: “son, […]