Habitat helps Cashew Gardens

Monica Ramirez came in from Costa Rica to see first-hand how the families transformed their own lives by building, renovating or repairing their own homes, with the help of Habitat volunteers and donors.

The president of the Cashew Gardens Village Council Roslyn George explained how the residents came together during the last seven years to help put in infrastructure, then construct the community activity centre, the homework centre and the children’s play park, and were now working one by one on each others’ houses in this Chaguanas community. Homeowners Ramrajie, Mark and Carrie expressed their gratitude and appreciation for the support, especially to the volunteers who came from around the world to help build, and the many corporate and individual donors who contributed their time, talent and treasure for construction and financial training.

Ramirez congratulated the homeowners and the local affiliate on their success –500 shelters in just 20 years __ and urged the national community to continue to support and work towards a world where everyone has a safe, decent place to live.