Alicia Maribel Merino Villalta
37 years old / homemaker
Alicia takes care of the household chores and gets her son ready for school. In the afternoons, she helps her mother cook traditional Salvadoran dishes to sell. They currently live in a rented house, which will soon be put up for sale. They have lived there for three years.
Jorge Alfredo Lovato
42 years old / farmer / Alicia’s husband.
Jorge is always looking for small jobs to provide his family with what they need at home.
Jorge Adalberto Lovato Merino
7 years old / student / Alicia’s son
He enjoys spending time with his parents and playing at school with his friends.
"I was so happy when I found out we would have a home because we won't have to pay rent anymore, and we can live peacefully in our own place."
