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Housing Initiatives Improve Quality Of Life for Ordinary Venezuelans

by Jason Tockman

Housing Initiatives Improve Quality Of Life for Ordinary Venezuelans

Caracas (Venezuela) | 2 September 2004
For years, Jhoana Mendez and her husband struggled to find secure housing in which to raise their two children, the younger of which, Wuil, age three, suffers from skin cancer. Though they survived on the low salaries that accompanied their jobs as a haircutter and fire-fighter, it was never feasible to save much money. Like many in Venezuela, the young couple was forced to contend with inadequate and unstable living arrangements for years. Then one year ago, they got their home.
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