Armed men set fire to her home in the indigenous community of Tula, in the municipality of Chilapa de Álvarez, Guerrero. Lost in the flames were her birth certificate, her voter ID card, and even the “Bienestar” (Welfare) card she used to collect her pension.
🐐Her goats were lost during the attacks. Her 24 chickens were devoured by dogs that had also been abandoned and left to starve.
😔Now, Anastacia sleeps in a borrowed house, relies on help from relatives and neighboring villages, and has to beg for even the most basic necessities to survive.
😢With her face partially covered by her shawl and wiping away tears, she spoke a sentence that sums up the humiliation she faces:
🗣️ “I have my house, even if it is destroyed. I don’t like living as a charity case, like a dog.”
⚠️In May, authorities promised to repair damaged homes and guarantee a safe return for displaced families.
🔻More than two months have passed, and according to those affected, there has been no progress.
💔Crime stripped her of her home, her animals, and her documents. Institutional indifference is stripping her of hope, too. Anastacia is calling on the government to keep its promise.
❓How many more times must she weep in front of a camera before someone rebuilds the home that violence took from her?
🔻Doña Anastacia is one of more than 800 families displaced by violence in Guerrero who are still waiting for the government’s promised support—support that has been conspicuously absent so far.
Source: mexicodailypost
