A HARSH REALITY

All families who benefit from The Shared Table are very poor. Some, however, live in desperate situations where the children are exposed to extremely harsh conditions. Marcelina and her family of Pedregal Alto are just one example. Marcelina herself suffers from very poor health and has no work. Her husband does odd jobs. The Shared Table has eased the immense anxiety that accompanies the responsibility of feeding their children.
A very basic, one roomed wooden house with a tin roof and drirt floor. This is how 90% of families live in the valley of Jicamarca.