Biography

Ricardo lives in San Gaspar Vivar with his mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. There are 19 people living in their house, which is rented, and Ricardo and his family share a single room. The family have no possessions and some of the children were sleeping on the floor before the Project gave them new beds. Ricardo’s father works in the fields and earns Q1500 ($200) a month. This year, Ricardo is in first grade.
Ricardo’s favourite colour is blue and his favourite food is pasta. His favourite animals are turtles. In his free time he likes to play football. When he is older, Ricardo would like to be an engineer. His favourite subject in school is maths and his goal for this year is to get good grades. If he could have any superpower, Ricardo would have the power to fly. If he had $1 million, Ricardo would buy his family a house and a car.