Familia Vasquez – From the River to the Freezer

Familia Vasquez – From the River to the Freezer

Familia *Vasquez had severe problems with the home they were living in. The roof and walls were inadequate to protect them from the rain. The few things that they had were constantly getting wet, and making them sick. Anna is a single mother of 4 boys that are willing and able to work hard, but few resources and opportunities made it very difficult. Anna was able to gather some ingredients to make some basic sweets and bread to sell in the street, but never enough to pay for all their needs. The chidden were often forced to go without food.

Anna approached Operation Family Freedom after a friend recommended she contact us when she was looking for a way to get a freezer. Anna’s sons have close access to the river, but they needed to be able to store the fish in order to resell them effectively.

Operation Family Freedom was able to work with some resources in Colombia to help provide Anna with a deep freezer. Anna and her children were able to start storing and selling the fish that they caught. Anna plans to continue to build on her business by increasing her inventory of ingredients for other products to make and sell. 

Anna and her children were very grateful for the assistance that Operation Family Freedom has been able to provide.

*Pseudonym – Sometimes extreme poverty can present dangerous situations for recipients of grants. For this reason, some of the identities have been changed.