Habitat for Humanity El Salvador – 2011 Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) House No. 4

Guadalupe, El Salvador – 2011. This Habitat build project was Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build consisting of six houses in Guadalupe which is a small village located east of San Salvador near the city of San Vicente. Our team was on site for two weeks. During the first week we did preparation work for the blitz build. The second week was the actual Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build which saw the addition of many local volunteers from schools, churches and interested other groups. These photos are of House No. 4 which still needed a lot of work to be done after the Blitz Build.
House 4 on our first day. The footings and 1 course of blocks are in place. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in…
Delivering more blocks which were unloaded by hand, one block at a time and later carried across the road to the build site. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad…
Putting in the 3rd course of blocks for House 4. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
By the end of the third day of work there were 5 courses of block in place. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in…
Day 4 on house 4. Progress is slow but sure. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
Day 4 on house 4. Progress is slow but sure. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
The end of day four on house 4. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
The mason, Marvin, laying block and Emile helping. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
End of week one – 9 courses of block laid. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
Week 2 – students from the American School were there to help and so were their guards. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz…
Progress on House 4 during our second week at the build for the 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El…
Unloading the wash basin for House 4 – its heavy! 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
Unloading the wash basin for House 4 – its heavy! 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
The family for House No. 4 (left to right), Jesus (great grandfather), Manuel Lievano (grandfather) - holding Alexandra, Jorge, Maria Ines (grandmother), Martha…
JR cutting block for the gables – hard and messy work. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
Starting the gables. Only one final course of blocks after this. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe,…
Marvin working on the final course of blocks above the cut blocks for the gables, day 4 of the second week. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción…
House 4 – the exterior walls are completed. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
The house beside house 4 where the Liévano Pérez family are living. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe,…
The wash area behind house 4 where the Liévano Pérez family are living. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in…
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The outhouse and area behind house 4 where the Liévano Pérez family are living. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build…
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This is the living area for the Liévano Pérez family who will be moving into House 4. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz…
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Additional temporary “housing” behind house 4. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
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Additional temporary “housing” behind house 4. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
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Additional temporary “housing” behind house 4. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe, El Salvador
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The toilet & shower being used by the entire Liévano Pérez family. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in Guadalupe,…
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A part of the living area for the Liévano Pérez family who will be moving into House 4. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz…
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Crafting a maple leaf around a loonie. Creating a symbol that is to provide good luck to the house. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in…
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Tamping the floor before the tiles are laid. Hard monotonous work that is guaranteed to result in sore muscles. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción…
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Crafting a maple leaf around a loonie. Creating a symbol that is to provide good luck to the house. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in…
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The loonie and Canadian flag. A symbol of good luck for the new house. 2011 Habitat El Salvador’s Navidad en Acción (Christmas in Action) blitz build in…
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