Hope made of wood, plastic and tin

Temporary shelters provide relief and the basis for a permanent home

Ana Patricia Rosales and her sons Brian (6) and José Rodolfo (one-day old) take refuge from the hot midday sun inside their shelter in the village of La Concordia. The shelter was finished on the same day the baby was born, one week after the Jan. 13 earthquake. Ana Isabel and her husband José Rodolfo Martínez have six children. Photo by Peter Bate—IDB.

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