The community found peace of mind when the Chairperson of the Women's Progress Association of Cajon, Luisa Delgado Rojas, addressing the housing needs of several families, met with the Coordinator for the Southern Region of the organization, Roberto Azofeifa, to discuss the possibility of constructing houses.
The families opted for houses of prefabricated materials, each with an area of 42 square meters, built out of concrete blocks and consisting of two bedrooms, a living room, a dining area and a bathroom. One of the features of native housing is that the bathroom is located outside. However, the families decided that the bathroom would be built indoors, on the condition that they would be located at the back of the house and be accessible from both inside and outside of the house.
Mr. Mario Figueroa Figueroa, one of the beneficiaries of a house in the indigenous territory Rey Curre, explained that one of the reasons why the families benefit from the design chosen for the construction of the new housing is because the straw that used to cover the roofs of their huts, as well as the canes the craftsman used to secure the roof, are becoming increasingly more difficult to find.
Eleven of the beneficiary families out of a total of seventeen are led by single women with children. In addition, expressing their thanks to representatives of HPHCR who came to the area, the families noted that "... it is a great blessing to have a shelter."
Habitat for Humanity has spoken with leaders of other native communities like Ujarras, Salitre and Talamanca to explore the possibilities of beginning construction projects in those locations.
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