Damaris Nohemy Marquez Gonzalez

36 years old/ Homemaker and farmer

Damaris lives with her 4 children and her husband.  She works on the sugar cane fields taking care of the plantation. Her husband also works on the sugar cane plantations. When Damaris is done working on the fields she also helps someone to sell tortillas.

Andrea Nicole Canales Márquez

17 years old / Damaris’s daughter

She is the one taking care of her siblings at home because her parents have to go to work. She studied until 9th grade. When she is at home she likes to listen to músic.

Hector Esaú Canales Márquez

12 years old / 6th grader / Damaris’s son

He likes going to school, he loves playing soccer as a striker. He would love to become a professional soccer player.

Franklin Isaac Canales Márquez

9 years old / 3rd grader / Damaris’s son

He likes going to school. He also loves playing soccer with his brother.

Valery Sujeyla Canales Márquez

3 years old / Damaris’s daughter

She is a very joyful little girl, very smiley and sweet.


They have been living in the community for 2 years and the house where they live was built by Jose (partner) and some friends of him.

“I felt very happy when I got the news of receiving a new house, we can’t afford something like this by this time”.