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SONIA CIFUENTES
My neighborhood is located in the center of Bogotá. Low-income people live in this neighborhood, but they get by because they work. They’re friendly. The neighbors are friendly – the one from the bakery, the one from the supermarket, what can I tell you, they are good people.
SONIA CIFUENTES
Well, I never imagined that we were going to be left without a job – several colleagues were also left without a job. My contract was for an indefinite term. During the pandemic I was in need of food and I had to ask my mother to help me feed my children because I had no money to buy food.
SONIA CIFUENTES
It's just that right now everything has gone up [in price]. I don’t know why they went up, but everything is extremely expensive. Before I used to buy two egg cartons, right now I can only buy one carton.
SONIA CIFUENTES
I have received cash transfers. Money is deposited into my bank account. It's not a lot, but it is helpful to buy certain things. I used the money to buy food – buy more eggs or more milk. Almost everything (I bought with it) was food.
SONIA CIFUENTES
If I hadn't had access to those transfers, I would have had to go find someone to give me a donation because I had to feed my children.
SONIA CIFUENTES
I would like for them to finish their studies and be admitted to university. I would like them to take on two career paths at least, so that their lives wouldn’t be so difficult. In any case, I do try to instill that way of thinking in them.
Produced by Inaê Riveras, Luis Angel, and Paul Blake