The father and his sons proceeded to build a home on that land, hand mixing every batch of concrete they painstakingly troweled onto cement bricks, until one month later, they had a home. The father, Yeaqub, was at work one day not long after when a neighbour called. He told Yeaqub the soldiers had come, and they had demolished his brand new home.

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Before our bags drop, the doorway is filled with smiling faces as the three mamas and their 9 children immediately come over to say hello. We are introduced to everyone, and Tita, the head mama it seems, looks Martyn in the eyes and gives her thanks for our coming to their home.

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Along with visiting our beautiful project at the Alrowwad Theatre in the Aida refugee camp last April, Martyn and myself were given the opportunity to visit and share in other social and cultural events with our hosts, Amos Trust and Holy Land Trust.

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Project Somos is based in Tecpán, in the central highlands of Guatemala, and was started in 2007 by Greg and Heather Knox, with the vision of building an eco-sustainable village for vulnerable children in Guatemala.

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