Hope made of wood, plastic and tin

Temporary shelters provide relief and the basis for a permanent home

José Rodolfo Martínez stands outside his family’s shelter while four of his six children, Ana María (9), Brian (6), Christian (5) and Samuel (3), sit on the stoop. Martínez, a day laborer, attached the door of his destroyed home to the shelter’s frame. Inside, his wife Ana Patricia sits on a bed with their day-old son José Rodolfo Jr. Photo by Peter Bate—IDB.

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