Day Three (of shooting). Day One (of a story).
[Introduction to Veronica Solorenza]
Veronica Solorzano is twenty-four. She has five children. The father of four of the kids, Washington De La Cruz comes and goes. Damaris and Tania, Veronica’s two-year-old twins are both looked after at ABEI Infantil, the NGO I’ve been assigned to.
Veronica lives in a two-room house, looks after her children, and tries to earn money. She used to hawk candies on the busses in Quito until the Police began to crack down on vendors. One day, her eight-month old, Anderson, fell off the bus and hit his head on the street.
Damaris and Tania were both taken in to ABEI to treat their malnutrition. Veronica works where she can during the day, and today I followed her to a job cleaning laundry. Her life is a testimony to the burden there can be from having a family, especially when you are already struggling to survive.
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- Nap time at ABEI.
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- Tania.
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- Home.
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- Home with Washington who came back a few weeks ago.
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- Demaris and Tania at ABEI.
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![One of Tania and Demaris's Charts [The Green is where a properly nourished child should be].](http://www.apkohn.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IMGP2767-150x150.jpg)
- One of Tania and Demaris's Charts [The Green is where a properly nourished child should be].
![One of Tania and Demaris's Charts [The Green is where a properly nourished child should be].](http://www.apkohn.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/IMGP2767-300x200.jpg)
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- After dropping Demaris and Tania off at ABEI.
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- Veronica and her 8 month-old son, Anderson walking to one of her jobs.
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- Veronica and Anderson on their way to work.
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- Veronica and Paola
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- A tattoo of Washington's last name.
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- Veronica taking a break to feed her 8-month-old, Anderson.
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- Veronica hanging laundry at one of her jobs.
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