Jesusa, Peru

My house is located underneath the main road, which has been built with mud and little stones and is dangerous for all the families that live there. This is because when it rains and the cars pass by, the stones get loose and start to run down the hill, taking everything with them.

 

I spoke with the President of the community to see if he could fix the problem, but he told me that first I will have to find the materials and then they will do the work. Unfortunately, I do not have any resources or money to achieve this.

 

The plot that is over my house is a great danger for us because the earth slips, releasing some of the big stones into the place where I wash my clothes and my son plays all day. I am really scared that one day all the earth will come down on top of us and bury us. Oh my God - please don’t allow that.

 

I would like all of the walls to be made of concrete so the cars can pass safely and my family won't be so scared all the time. I know one day we will make all the plots safe with the help of all the members of the community and the directors.

 

Jesusa Cconaya H

Resident of Virgen de la Candelaria, Peru

 

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