We first met Percy and Magali when we arrived in Pisco last year. Their small home had three of its walls fall during the earthquake in August of 2007, which almost fell on top of Magali and her daughter Arianna.
When we arrived to Pisco last year the whole family was sleeping in a tent on their concrete floors with their walls reconstructed with plastic and cardboard to keep the wind out. We worked on their house and really left doing little of immediate consequence. They were still sleeping in the tent but did have some footings and a little bit of a wall in their backyard.
This past November, we were fortunate enough to receive a portion of the Turkey Drive funds to help Percy, Magali and their family along. Wooden pre-fabbed homes have become more common here (odd in a place with no trees) because they cost less and are less dangerous during an earthquake. Percy and Magali used the money we sent to purchase one of these homes and extend their floor back to where we had put footings last July. So they now have two bedrooms (each almost completely filled with beds for themselves and their kids) and a small front room with a table where the whole family can eat together.
