From Storage Room to a House of His Own
The Acuma family on veranda of their new home. Kitchen window at right.
Mr. J. Acuma, the Medical Officer of Ocan Community Clinic, has served for a year and built a reputation for quality service to his patients. All this while, Mr. Acuma has lived alone with his cat Luta (trans.” my cane”: a weapon against intruders, like mice, bugs,) in a storage room at the back of the clinic.
Now, thanks to the generosity of OCHAN donors, he has just moved into a newly built house behind the clinic where his wife and children have been able to join him. This “core” house can be expanded room-by-room as needed to accommodate additional staff or volunteer workers.
OCHAN's Project Coordinator for Housing, Alfred Angel (center) with his construction team in front of completed core house. Painting remains to be done.