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BUILD DATES: APRIL 9-10, 2021
FAMILY INFORMATION:
DAD: OCTAVIANO
Age: 34
Profession: Assembly/Factory
Salary: $310 USD
MOM: ANA ROSA
Age: 31
Profession: Assembly/Factory
Salary: $320 USD
CHILDREN:
Octavio, 13 yrs old
Yoni Octavio, 8 yrs old
Sirel Eileen, 4 yrs old
PROPERTY INFORMATION
Property cost: $125,000 pesos/ $6500 USD Amount owed: $90,000/ $4500 USD
Monthly payments: $1800/ $90 USD Colonia: Tinajitas
Running water: Yes Electricity: No
The family previously rented. They have lived on their property for 1 year.
FAMILY STORY
Both Octaviano and Ana Rosa are originally from Oaxaca and have known each other for the past 15 years. They met in school and started dating. After being together for 6 months Ana Rosa became pregnant with their first son, Octavio. That December they moved to Mexicali, the state capital of Baja California, located 2 hours from Ensenada. At first they lived with Octaviano’s uncle until moving to Valle de la Trinidad (an hour and a half from Ensenada) where they lived for 3 months until deciding to move to Ensenada. It was here that Octavio was born. Ana Rosa cared for their baby while Octaviano worked at a store and also in the fields.
The young couple were renting a small room and in 2011 returned to Oaxaca, where their second son, Yoni Octavio, was born in 2012. Octaviano worked seasonally at a sawmill. In 2017 their daughter Sirel Eileen was born. In 2019 the family returned to Ensenada again due to the lack of work in Oaxaca.
Upon returning to Ensenada they rented a small room for four months for approximately $50 USD/ month. Shortly after Octaviano and Ana Rosa decided that it would be best to look for a property of their own and began to save towards a down payment. They were so happy to be able to purchase a property together. Octaviono soon built a small room on their land and they moved there.
Octaviano and Ana Rosa both work at Icum Medica, a factory that makes medical items. While they are at work Octaviano’s uncle watches the children. Octaviano works from 5pm- 2am and Ana Rosa works from 7am-4pm. Currently Octaviano’s sister is living with them but only for a short time.
The Vazquez Martinez family does not have the funds to build their own home due to a lack of resources. Their intense work schedules also make it hard to find the time to do home projects or enlarge their current room. These parents dream of a safe home that protects their family. The wind, rain and cold easily enter the small room they built but thankfully that will change very soon.