Manuel

Victoria is 84 years old. As a young girl, her first job was working with her father in the cotton fields of Acajutla (Sonsonate). Later, she dedicated her entire life to planting and harvesting corn and beans and raising chickens. “The machete and extreme work was my life,” says Victoria. She currently helps take care…

Antonia “Mamá Toña” is 84 years old. She dedicated her whole life to the hard work of the field, raising animals, and keeping to the 14 children she fathered with Don Marcos, who passed away a few months ago at 95 years. Mama Toña has lost her vision in her right eye due to cataracts,…

María Dina is a 66-year-old woman whose life has been impacted by high cholesterol and blood pressure, as well as partial blindness caused by cataracts. On top of that, she has struggled with dental issues for years, having lost most of her teeth at a young age. Though her four children have provided for her…

Mr. Carlos has devoted almost all his life to growing corn and beans. He comes from Julupe, one of the 11 cantons (including Zonte) belonging to the municipality of Chiltiupán. At the age of he suffers from arterial hypertension, high cholesterol, and vision problems. A few years ago Carlos was seriously injured in his back…

Misael is a 60-year-old farmer. He has vision problems and hypertension. In itsyouth of him partially lost his teeth permanently. He arrived at consultations with a fixed partial denture in bad condition (broken) that damaged his remaining teeth. Due to his poor economic situation, he had not been able to access dental services for decades….

Don Raúl is 78 years old and retired. It’s been a couple of years since he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, but tremors and difficulty walking and moving to prevent him from staying active and working on a daily basis grinding corn. 20 years ago Raúl had a traffic accident in which he almost lost…