Roxana Mendez Fabian
42 years old / Homemaker
Roxana works selling tortillas and goes out to work every day of the week. She has to work hard because she is a single mom of four children, and even though most of them are grown up, she still takes care of them.
Gerson Stanley Mendez
18 years old / Student / Roxana’s son
Gerson is studying in 9th grade this year, and he would like to become a soldier once he graduates from high school.
Ashley Adriana Mendez
12 years old / Student / Roxana’s daughter
Ashley likes helping her mom with house chores, and she also enjoys going to school.
Bryan de Jesus Rivas
8 years old / student / Roxana’s son
He goes out to play soccer with his brothers.
The house where she lives was built eight years ago, but the materials are deteriorating. It is made of mud and bamboo sticks, with laminate sheets on the roof. The house is also too narrow for the whole family.
