In a magic place full of charm
and love for our neighbors.
Life can be sometimes full of hardships and difficulties, but we can overcome
problems. Faith, Hope, Love for our neighbors, those are important ingredients
of Life. Some people feel like resurrected after their sorrows are over and
life is again beautiful and meaningful.
We see the Elderly through the eyes of a nice little
old woman, Sra Margó, our friend, that gives us a lot of sympathy, warm,
and even good advice, during the Christmas festivities.
Photos : Sra Margó ( sitting with a cane ) and her sister Lucila. Margó
is here with her favorite Saint, Michel Archangel, she attributes two
great favors to the Saint :
First, her artritis has eased to the point that she can walk again with a cane
to see the orchards outside, but she can not walk between the plants for
fear of falling.
Second favor : to have found our homes for the Elderly. She is very proud of
her confortable apartment, preciously decorated. This is a miracle !, says
the little old lady. She is jovial and friendly. It is God that has given
many mercies to me, says our elder friend.
Their mother was a poor and humble woman that washed clothes for the rich, but
she gave her daughters solid Christian principles, the father died when
Margó and Lucila were little girls. The clay saint ( St Michel Archangel )
was the most precious inheritance that Margó received from her father....
Lucila was through life a nice and hard-working employee of some government
offices and she got a small pension after many years. Margó worked at home
and was of a delicate constitution, her health worsened with a grave case of
atritis.
And the pension of her sister Lucila was not enough for both elderly
ladies and so many expenses ........
In these photos, we see Margó and Lucila with one of her best friends,
the little Gloria Cecilia, the owner of the funny bitch Pinina, that we
covered in another of our Web Pages. Gloria C. has also known sickness and
is a person of great tenderness and kindness. These photos were taken during
a Christmas party.
Our institution, Dulazar, provides housing for the Elderly as a loan without
rent. These people may have endured very difficult economic conditions.
In a beautiful place on the hills overlooking the city of Medellín,
Colombia.
The homes of San Carlos were built as the renovation of an old building,
1500 square meters, 24 apartaments with green zones, big comunitary rooms
and a gimnasium.
Caring for parents, grandparents, granduncles
42 persons live now here, they have found company, solidarity and a roof.
Some of their relatives are young and this increases the sense of integration
to life and the possibilities of mutual help. The young people work inside and
outside, they get the prescriptions for the elderly, they help, go with their
old relatives to the physician, and most important, they generate income for
the family.
Each family is autonomous and responsible for its own apartment and food.
This is not a refuge or a prison with bars, everybody has his own budget,
his own meals and schedules, and gets out whenever he or she wants.
There is total independence for each human being for a normal life.
With the advantage of having friends and common projects, nobody is forced
to participate in parties, games, activities or works. We have observed that
these families are very enthusiastic about these social activities and nobody
stays home, except the sick.
This system of not depending on an institution for food and meals,
schedules, clothes, laundry, etc, helps people to stay young and sprightful,
our eldest citizens are vital, they keep their mental and physical health without
being monitored like prisoners. However there is strong solidarity with the
neighbors in case of sickness, chirurgy, or emergencies.
If someones has a project of life, then every day new hopes are born,
that means a young spirit, and a feeling of being useful and a participant of
life. This place is not to wait for Death but to long for Life.
Here, we see Gloria Cecilia with the 'christmas natilla', this is a delicous
sweet prepared with maize, milk, and many other ingredients. The mizture
boils in a big pan. According to tradition, the old ways for this Christmas
rituals are better, and so burning coal or wood gives better flavor to food.
You can make the sweet at home with electricity or gas, but it is much more
fun to have a gathering of neighbors to stir the mixture and fan the fire.
If we can communicate, then we build a better and more human World.
Perhaps, we can learn from those that have endured economic and health
hardships. They give example to us everyday, each day is a triumph of
faith, hope and joy.
Union, Solidarity, Togetherness : We can give meaning to our existence.
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Photos : Sra Margó ( sitting with a cane ) and her sister Lucila. Margó
is here with her favorite Saint, Michel Archangel, she attributes two
great favors to the Saint :
First, her artritis has eased to the point that she can walk again with a cane
to see the orchards outside, but she can not walk between the plants for
fear of falling.
Second favor : to have found our homes for the Elderly. She is very proud of
her confortable apartment, preciously decorated. This is a miracle !, says
the little old lady. She is jovial and friendly. It is God that has given
many mercies to me, says our elder friend.
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Their mother was a poor and humble woman that washed clothes for the rich, but
she gave her daughters solid Christian principles, the father died when
Margó and Lucila were little girls. The clay saint ( St Michel Archangel )
was the most precious inheritance that Margó received from her father....
Lucila was through life a nice and hard-working employee of some government
offices and she got a small pension after many years. Margó worked at home
and was of a delicate constitution, her health worsened with a grave case of
atritis.
And the pension of her sister Lucila was not enough for both elderly
ladies and so many expenses ........
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In these photos, we see Margó and Lucila with one of her best friends, the little Gloria Cecilia, the owner of the funny bitch Pinina, that we covered in another of our Web Pages. Gloria C. has also known sickness and is a person of great tenderness and kindness. These photos were taken during a Christmas party.
Our institution, Dulazar, provides housing for the Elderly as a loan without
rent. These people may have endured very difficult economic conditions.
In a beautiful place on the hills overlooking the city of Medellín,
Colombia.
The homes of San Carlos were built as the renovation of an old building,
1500 square meters, 24 apartaments with green zones, big comunitary rooms
and a gimnasium.
Caring for parents, grandparents, granduncles
42 persons live now here, they have found company, solidarity and a roof.
Some of their relatives are young and this increases the sense of integration
to life and the possibilities of mutual help. The young people work inside and
outside, they get the prescriptions for the elderly, they help, go with their
old relatives to the physician, and most important, they generate income for
the family.
Each family is autonomous and responsible for its own apartment and food.
This is not a refuge or a prison with bars, everybody has his own budget,
his own meals and schedules, and gets out whenever he or she wants.
There is total independence for each human being for a normal life.
With the advantage of having friends and common projects, nobody is forced
to participate in parties, games, activities or works. We have observed that
these families are very enthusiastic about these social activities and nobody
stays home, except the sick.
This system of not depending on an institution for food and meals,
schedules, clothes, laundry, etc, helps people to stay young and sprightful,
our eldest citizens are vital, they keep their mental and physical health without
being monitored like prisoners. However there is strong solidarity with the
neighbors in case of sickness, chirurgy, or emergencies.
If someones has a project of life, then every day new hopes are born,
that means a young spirit, and a feeling of being useful and a participant of
life. This place is not to wait for Death but to long for Life.
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Here, we see Gloria Cecilia with the 'christmas natilla', this is a delicous sweet prepared with maize, milk, and many other ingredients. The mizture boils in a big pan. According to tradition, the old ways for this Christmas rituals are better, and so burning coal or wood gives better flavor to food. You can make the sweet at home with electricity or gas, but it is much more fun to have a gathering of neighbors to stir the mixture and fan the fire.
If we can communicate, then we build a better and more human World.
Perhaps, we can learn from those that have endured economic and health
hardships. They give example to us everyday, each day is a triumph of
faith, hope and joy.
Union, Solidarity, Togetherness : We can give meaning to our existence.
Please click here for your message : E-mail to Dulazar
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To share Experiences ( and Photos ) :
Dulazar Corporation helps those that need a house. Ideal of Solidarity. History |
Dulazar Corporation, Medellín, Colombia
Designed and Edited by Vicente Duque
Designed and Edited by Vicente Duque