With seven houses this weekend are building parents, students and teachers of the American College of Bathed in the South, totaling 204 families this year will spend Christmas in a decent home. The initiative is the program "A roof for my country."
"A roof for my country" is a volunteer program that emerged from the youth initiative. It takes place in 15 countries and this year is in Paraguay, where houses have been built in Luque, Ypané and especially South Bathed in Asuncion.
activity this weekend corresponded to the American School of Asuncion, where a hundred people, including parents, students and teachers joined forces to form seven crews began construction of the seven emergency housing. The work was intense throughout the day as housing must be opened today.
"We want to live a Christmas different. Besides buying gifts, putting together the tree for Christmas Eve, we turn the focus and we stand on those families that have absolutely nothing and help them to have a decent roof, "said Soledad Núñez, social director of the program. Join
Beyond realities of working together, "A roof for my country" seeks to bring together different realities. "The family is the foundation of society and is the first nucleus of solidarity, love and dedication. So we make this invitation to build a family because we want our country to be a great family, "added the girl.
Defelippe Bruno, general manager program, explained that all participants in this project put a grain of sand. "We organize the construction, prepare materials, select the families and offer our knowledge, in this case to the American School, so they can join," he added.
This is the first time that an entire school community joins the proposal as they did before university volunteers and businesses.
Each home has a cost of G. 6,000,000, of which the beneficiary family contributes 10% in installments. "We want the effort is joint and mutual. The sense of home is the sense of ownership, why not come to give anything away, but come to teach, to build together, "he replies Soledad Núñez.
The materials are prefabricated homes built on stilts Emergency protected from moisture giving a higher level of housing and protecting them from rain and flooding. The material used is reforested eucalyptus wood and zinc roofs.
The inauguration will be a great celebration today among participating families and families benefited from the project.