Budget Av Receiver India

EDITORIAL: THE DREAM OF WALTER

Walter with his wife and son lived for three years in an informal settlement called "January 22" , in La Matanza, Province of Buenos Aires. Since coming to the neighborhood, he built with his own efforts a small piece, which could provide shelter for his family. He became interested in our organization after attending a Habitat store that took place in their neighborhood, and in which volunteer architects, lawyers and other professionals provided pro bono technical assistance to families low income in poor housing conditions.

was in the tent at Habitat Store, where Walter said his dream home for the first time and asked for help to improve your home. The team of architects talked about his case and concluded that it would require a more thorough consultation, so he visited his home two weeks later.

Walter described his dream house, with steps at the entrance, a canopy above the main door and a living / dining room. Cree necessary to have two rooms, as they are planning to expand the family. In describing this, as told to imagine a dim light coming from a low wall that divides the kitchen from the dining room so that when you get up at night to see their children sleep, without the need to turn the main lights. He also described as expand its utility and would be connected to a barbecue, where he could meet his family on holidays and birthdays.

At the request of technical volunteers, Walter began to draw on paper a plan of how he imagined his future home. Then everyone went to visit his plot of land in the imagination to make it their home soil in real dimensions. Suddenly, his future home began to take measures, dimensions, materials and stages. The dream was a dream, had become a project.

The architects described the stage, made an estimated list of materials and tasks you will ever make, and he promised to return to advise on construction details. At the time of parting, Walter surprised everyone with an invitation to the inauguration of the house of their dreams and asked Diego (one of the architects volunteers) if I wanted to be the godfather of the house. Diego agreed.

The family is waiting for another meeting, and hopes to someday receive brigades of volunteers to help in building his dream, a dream which shows that working together and appropriate advice, any wish can come true.