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PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #650 Luis Teyo who is 13 years old.
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Luis is 13yrs old. He is in 5th grade. His birthday is 28th of November.
Luis lives in Patulul on the coast. He lives with his mother, Sara 30yrs old. He lives also with his grandmother and his two cousins, Elmer is 12yrs old, he is in 5th grade and Luz Maria is 8yrs old. She is not in school for lack of finances.
Elmer and Luz's mother died 6yrs ago and they are being brought up by their grandmother.
The grandmother had an accident a year ago and has lost most of her hearing. They do not have enough money for her to be able to seek medical attention.
Sara works washing clothes by hand. She earns $1.50 US per day. She does not get work every day.
She is the only one working in the family to earn money.
They are renting a house.
They pay $8 US a month.
The house is made of tin sheeting.
The floor is dirt.
The have only one room.
They have one small outside kitchen also made of tin sheets.
They have three beds. Two people sleep in each bed.
They do not have sufficient sheets or blankets.
They have water connected and pay $2.50 US per month.
They have electricity connected and pay $3US per month.
They cook over an open fire on the ground.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do have a water filter that Mayan Families gave them.
They have a pila.
They do not have closets . They keep their clothes in a cardboard box.
They have one table and a few chairs but not enough for all of them.
Their diet is mainly beans, past and potatoes. The grandmother says that there are many days when they do not have enough food and some days when they have nothing to eat.
Luis is photographed with his grandmother and his cousins.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #649
Norma who is 10 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Johanna and Jason Leverette, Thanks!
Norma is 10yrs old. She is in 2nd grade. Her birthday is the 5th of April.
She lives in Godinas with her step -father, Elias 27yrs old and her
mother, Norma, 25yrs old. She has two half - sisters.
They are:
Brenda 4yrs old.
Mildred 18 months old.
Elias does not work - 9 months ago he was assaulted and badly beaten. He was hospitalized for two months . The doctors wanted to operate on him but they said that he may not survive the operation.
Elias decided that he would rather be taken home - he has been at home since and is basically bedridden. The family has not been able to afford medical care for him.
Norma, the mother works washing clothes by hand daily and in the afternoon she works making tortillas. With both jobs she earns $5 US per day.
This is not enough to cover the costs that the family have.
They own their house.
They have one room.
The walls and roof are made of tin sheeting.
The floor is dirt.
They have one bed.
Norma and Brenda sleep on the dirt floor on a woven straw mat.
They do not have enough sheets or blankets.
They have an outside kitchen made of tin sheeting.
They use four cement blocks to cook over. They use wood for cooking.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They have water connected . They pay $1.US per month.
They have electricity connected. They pay $8 US per month.
They do not have a closet. They keep their clothes in a cardboard box.
They have a table and chairs but they are not in good condition.
Their main diet is beans, past and soup.
The mother collects herbs in the mountains to supplement their diet.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #648
Rosa Angelica who is 10 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Matt in honor of his 7th Birthday, Thanks!
Rosa Angelica is 10yrs old. She is in 3rd grade in Jan. 2008.
Her birthday is 29th of November.
She lives in Solola with her father, Lorenzo 36yrs old and her mother, Lucia 37yrs old. She has 3 brothers.
They are:
Estuardo is 15yrs old. He is in 6th grade .
Lucas is 12yrs old. He is in 4th grade.
Carlos is 8yrs old. He is in 1st grade.
Lorenzo works as a builder's assistant. He earns $30 US per week.
The money that Lorenzo earns is not enough to cover all the costs that this family has.
They live in a house on the mother in law's land.
They have two rooms made of mud brick. The roof is tin sheeting,the floor is dirt.
They have three beds that are in very bad condition. Three people sleep in each bed.
They do not have sufficient blankets or sheets.
They do not have a kitchen. They cook outside on the corridor.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They cook over an open fire on the ground.
They have water connected and pay $12 US a month.
They have electricity connected and pay $8 US. a month.
Their main diet is beans and rice but they supplement their diet with herbs that the mother collects and makes a soup.
They do not have a water filter.
They have a table and chairs.
They have a small closet but it does not fit all their clothes. They keep the rest in a cardboard box.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #647 Wendy who is 10 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Tom, Thanks!
Wendy is 10yrs old. She is in 4th grade in Jan. 2008. She lives in Panajachel.
She lives with her father, Enrique and her mother, Elba. She has two brothers and one sister.
They are:
Marvin is 9yrs old. He is in 3rd grade in Jan. 2008.
Luisa is 7yrs old. She is in kindergarten.
Edwin is 3yrs old.
Enrique works as taking sand out of the river. This is very
hard work and very low paid work.
He earns $40 US per week.
The money that Enrique earns is not enough to meet all the costs that the family has.
They own their house.
They have two rooms made of cement block, the roof is tin sheeting and the floor is cement.
They have an outside kitchen made of tin sheeting.
They have water connected and pay $1 US per month.
They have electricity connected and pay $10 US per month.
They have a small pila.
They have one bed that four people sleep in'
They have a fold up bed that two people sleep in. ( these beds are very small) They do not have enough blankets or sheets.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They cook over an open fire.
They have a small closet to keep their clothes.
They do not have a water filter.
They have a table and chairs.
Their main diet is beans, rice and pasta.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #646
Rolando
$ SPONSORED by Sherry Gutshall, Thanks!
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #645 Fredy Alexander who is 5 years old.
$ SPONSORED in memory of my Grandfather, Robert Kritzell, Thanks!
Fredy Alexander is 5yrs old. He is not in school because his mother could not afford to put him in. He should be in kindergarten.
His birthday is 24th of September.
He lives in Panajachel with his mother, Candelaria 23yrs old. He has two brothers, Dany Estuardo 3yrs old and Carlos Manuel 2yrs old. His father abandoned the family when his mother was pregnant with Carlos.
He has gone to live with another woman. He does not support the family financially and has not seen them since.
His grandparents, Carlos 56yrs old and Andrea 51yrs old. His Aunt, Juana 30yrs old. His cousins, Jose Enrique 11yrs, Gilmar Alexander 9yrs , Maribel 7yrs old and Oscar 5yrs old. Their father died five years ago.
Also Uncle Domingo 25yrs old , Uncle Pedro, 20yrs old, Uncle Jorge
16yrs old and Uncle Enrique 11yrs old. Jorge and Enrique are in
school.
Candelaria works in a restaurant as a cleaner. She earns $2. US per day. She works 6 and sometimes 7 days a week.
This family lives in very poor conditions. They are renting the land where they are living. They built the house out of wooden planks and plastic sheeting.
The floor is dirt, the roof is tin sheeting. They are paying $40 US a month to rent the land.
They do not have a stove. They cook over a fire on the dirt floor.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They do not have water connected. They have to pull water out of the well.
They have electricity connected. They pay $8 US. per month.
They have made makeshift beds out of wooden planks and cement blocks.
They do not have mattresses.
The kids who do not fit on the bed sleep on the floor on woven straw mats.
They have a small closet, the rest of their clothes they keep in cardboard boxes or hanging from nails or rope.
They do not have tables or chairs.
They eat sitting on the ground.
Juana works making tortillas and earns $10 US per week.
The grandfather works carrying heavy loads with a cart in the market.
He earns $3 US. per day when he gets enough work.
Pedro helps his father in the market carrying heavy loads.
Domingo works taking sand out of the river to sell for construction. He earns $20 US per week.
Jorge works helping his father when he can but he is studying at school. He is in 5th grade.
Enrique is in school.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #644
Maribel who is 7 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Vee, Addie and Forest Hazel, Thanks!
Maribel is 7yrs old. She is in first grade in Jan. 2008. Her birthday is 27th of January.
She lives with her mother, Juana 30yrs old. She has three brothers .
They are: Jose is 11yrs old. He is in 2nd grade.
Gilmar Alexander is 9yrs old. He is in 2nd grade.
Oscar is 5yrs old. He is not in school.
Maribel lives with her extended family. In the one large room there are 15 people.
Her grandparents, Carlos 56yrs old and Andrea 51yrs old. Her Aunt, Candelaria who is a single mother with her three children, Fredy 5yrs old, Dany 3yrs old and Carlos 2yrs old. Their father abandoned them when the mother was pregnant with Carlos, he is living with another woman. He does not support them financially or visit them.
Also Uncle Domingo 25yrs old , Uncle Pedro, 20yrs old, Uncle Jorge
16yrs old and Uncle Enrique 11yrs old. Jorge and Enrique are in
school.
This family lives in very poor conditions. They are renting the land where they are living. They built the house out of wooden planks and plastic sheeting.
The floor is dirt, the roof is tin sheeting. They are paying $40 US a month to rent the land.
They do not have a stove. They cook over a fire on the dirt floor.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They do not have water connected. They have to pull water out of the well.
They have electricity connected. They pay $8 US. per month.
They have made makeshift beds out of wooden planks and cement blocks.
They do not have mattresses.
The kids who do not fit on the bed sleep on the floor on woven straw mats.
They have a small closet, the rest of their clothes they keep in cardboard boxes or hanging from nails or rope.
They do not have tables or chairs.
They eat sitting on the ground.
Juana works making tortillas and earns $10 US per week.
The grandfather works carrying heavy loads with a cart in the market.
He earns $3 US. per day when he gets enough work.
Pedro helps his father in the market carrying heavy loads.
Domingo works taking sand out of the river to sell for construction. He earns $20 US per week.
Jorge works helping his father when he can but he is studying at school. He is in 5th grade.
Enrique is in school.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #643
Gilmar Alexander who is 9 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Vee, Addie and Forest Hazel, Thanks!
Gilmar is 9yrs old. He is in first grade in Jan. 2008. His birthday is 17th of January He lives with his mother, Juana 30yrs old. He has two brothers and one sister .
They are: Jose is 11yrs old. He is in 2nd grade.
Maribel is 7 yrs old. She is in first grade.
Oscar is 5yrs old. He is not in school.
Gilmar lives with his extended family. In the one large room there are 15 people.
His grandparents, Carlos 56yrs old and Andrea 51yrs old. His Aunt, Candelaria who is a single mother with her three children, Fredy 5yrs old, Dany 3yrs old and Carlos 2yrs old. Their father abandoned them when the mother was pregnant with Carlos, he is living with another woman. He does not support them financially or visit them.
Also Uncle Domingo 25yrs old , Uncle Pedro, 20yrs old, Uncle Jorge
16yrs old and Uncle Enrique 11yrs old. Jorge and Enrique are in
school.
This family lives in very poor conditions. They are renting the land where they are living. They built the house out of wooden planks and plastic sheeting.
The floor is dirt, the roof is tin sheeting. They are paying $40 US a month to rent the land.
They do not have a stove. They cook over a fire on the dirt floor.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They do not have water connected. They have to pull water out of the well.
They have electricity connected. They pay $8 US. per month.
They have made makeshift beds out of wooden planks and cement blocks.
They do not have mattresses.
The kids who do not fit on the bed sleep on the floor on woven straw mats.
They have a small closet, the rest of their clothes they keep in cardboard boxes or hanging from nails or rope.
They do not have tables or chairs.
They eat sitting on the ground.
Juana works making tortillas and earns $10 US per week.
The grandfather works carrying heavy loads with a cart in the market.
He earns $3 US. per day when he gets enough work.
Pedro helps his father in the market carrying heavy loads.
Domingo works taking sand out of the river to sell for construction. He earns $20 US per week.
Jorge works helping his father when he can but he is studying at school. He is in 5th grade.
Enrique is in school.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #642
Jose Enrique who is 11 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Vee, Addie and Forest Hazel, Thanks!
Jose is 11yrs old. He he is in 2nd grade.
His birthday is the 9th of April.
He lives in Panajachel with his mother, Juana 30yrs old. His father died nearly five years ago. Jose lives with his two brothers and one sister.
They are: Gilmar Alexander is 9yrs old. He is in first grade.
Maribel is 7yrs old. She is in first grade.
Oscar is 5yrs old. He is not in school.
Jose lives with his extended family. In the one large room there are 15 people.
His grandparents, Carlos 56yrs old and Andrea 51yrs old. His Aunt, Candelaria who is a single mother with her three children, Fredy 5yrs old, Dany 3yrs old and Carlos 2yrs old. Their father abandoned them when the mother was pregnant with Carlos, he is living with another woman. He does not support them financially or visit them.
Also Uncle Domingo 25yrs old , Uncle Pedro, 20yrs old, Uncle Jorge
16yrs old and Uncle Enrique 11yrs old.
Jorge and Enrique are in school.
This family lives in very poor conditions. They are renting the land where they are living. They built the house out of wooden planks and plastic sheeting.
The floor is dirt, the roof is tin sheeting. They are paying $40 US a month to rent the land.
They do not have a stove. They cook over a fire on the dirt floor.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They do not have water connected. They have to pull water out of the well.
They have electricity connected. They pay $8 US. per month.
They have made makeshift beds out of wooden planks and cement blocks.
They do not have mattresses.
The kids who do not fit on the bed sleep on the floor on woven straw mats.
They have a small closet, the rest of their clothes they keep in cardboard boxes or hanging from nails or rope.
They do not have tables or chairs.
They eat sitting on the ground.
Juana works making tortillas and earns $10 US per week.
The grandfather works carrying heavy loads with a cart in the market.
He earns $3 US. per day when he gets enough work.
Pedro helps his father in the market carrying heavy loads.
Domingo works taking sand out of the river to sell for construction. He earns $20 US per week.
Jorge works helping his father when he can but he is studying at school. He is in 5th grade.
Enrique is in school.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #641
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #640 Enma Cristina who is 7 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Joe, Alex, David and Lilly Fedder, Thanks!
Enma is 6yrs old. She is in kindergarten. She lives in Panajachel on Lake Atitlan in the Highlands.
She lives with his father, Silvio 34yrs and his mother, Delia 30yrs old.
She has three brothers.
They are:
Roberto is 5yrs old. He is not in school this year.
Oscar is 3yrs old and Walter Ivan who is 7 years old.
The father works taking sand out of the river to sell for construction. This is very hard and very low paid work. He earns $24 US. per week.
The mother cannot work as she has to care for the little ones.
The money that the father earns is not enough to cover all the costs that the family has.
They are renting the house that they live in. They pay $13 US per month. The house is made of wooden planks, the roof is tin sheeting, the floor is cement.
They have one room and one outside kitchen.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They have one bed for all of them.
They have water connected.
They have electricity connected and pay $ 6 US. per month.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #639
Walter Ivan who is 7 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Joe, Alex, David and Lilly Fedder, Thanks!
Walter Ivan is 7yrs old. He is in first grade in Jan. 2008.
He lives in Panajachel on Lake Atitlan in the Highlands.
He lives with his father, Silvio 34yrs and his mother, Delia 30yrs old.
He has two brothers and one sister .
They are: Enma is 6yrs old. She is in kindergarten.
Roberto is 5yrs old. He is not in school this year.
Oscar is 3yrs old.
The father works taking sand out of the river to sell for
construction. This is very hard and very low paid work.
He earns $24 US. per week.
The mother cannot work as she has to care for the little ones.
The money that the father earns is not enough to cover all the
costs that the family has.
They are renting the house that they live in. They pay $13 US per month. The house is made of wooden planks, the roof is tin sheeting, the floor is cement.
They have one room and one outside kitchen.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They have one bed for all of them.
They have water connected.
They have electricity connected and pay $ 6 US. per month.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #638 Jose Antonio who is 7 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Joe, Alex, David and Lilly Fedder, Thanks!
Jose Antonio is 7yrs old. He lives in San Jorge la Laguna. He is in first grade in Jan. 2008.
His birthday is 23rd of November.
He lives with his father, Antonio 28yrs old and his mother, Candelaria 27yrs old.
He has two brothers,
They are:
Alex 5yrs old . He is not in school.
Carlos 3yrs old.
Antonio works as a day laborer which means that he takes whatever work is available. He earns $26 US. per week.
Candelaria makes beaded jewelry. She makes 3-4 dozen a week and earns $1.30 US. per week.
The money that they earn is not enough to cover all their costs.
They own their house.
They have two rooms . One is made of mud brick and the other is made of wooden planks.
The floor is cement.
The roof is tin sheeting.
They have one bed which is made of wooden planks.
They do not have a closet. They keep their clothes in a wooden box.
They have an onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They have electricity connected. They pay $16 US. per month.
They have water connected. They pay $4 US. per year.
They have a pila.
They have a table and chairs.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #637 Monica Leticia who is 15 years old.
$ SPONSORED by The Leonard Family, Thanks!
Monica is 15yrs old. She is in 6th grade in Jan. 2008.
She lives in Panajachel with her father, Geronimo 35yrs old and her mother, Clara 50yrs. She has 7 brothers.
They are :
Her half brothers are:
Eswin is 43yrs old. He is married.
Henry is 39yrs old. He is married.
Luis is 38yrs old. He is married.
Luis Fernando is 29yrs old. He is married.
Jovani 25yrs old. He is single and works as a day laborer. He lives at home.
He earns $3 US per day.
Jonathon 22yrs old. He is married
He is a full brother.
William 10yrs . He is in 5th grade.
The father works as a mechanic. He earns $15 a day when there is work but it is not consistent.
The mother does not work.
Monica's father does not want to pay for Monica to continue studying.
Monica's mother is doing all that she can to be able to help Monica continue studying. Monica really wants to continue studying but without support it is impossible.
They are renting their house. They pay $47 US per month.
The house is made of mud brick, the roof is tin sheeting and the floor is cement.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They cook over a gas stove.
They have three beds.
They have one closet.
They have water and electricity connected and it is included in their rent.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #636
Carlos Enrique who is 5 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Jen Weathers, Thanks!
Carlos Enrique is 5yrs old. He is in kindergarten this Jan. 2008.
He lives in San Jorge with his father, Antonio 43yrs old and his mother, Celestina 42yrs old. He has five brothers and one sister.
They are :
Ricardo is 23yrs old. He works as a day laborer. He is married.
Gloria is 19yrs old. She is married. She did not go to school and does not know how to read or write.
Miguel Angel 16yrs old. He went to school until 4th grade.
Twin brothers , Juan Francisco and Juan Carlos 14yrs old. The parents could only afford to send one brother to school.
They did not have the opportunity to be able to pay for both of them.
Only Juan Francisco is in school.
Sergio is 11yrs old. He is in 2nd grade.
Carlos Enrique is a lovely little boy. He has Spina Bifida. He is unable to walk and uses a wheelchair. He really wanted to go to school this year. At first, the school was not going to accept him but then they agreed to take him if we got a special chair built for him.
We have done that and we are now hoping that Carlos will get a sponsor to be able to pay his school fees.
The father works as a day laborer which means that he takes whatever work is available.
He earns $40 US per week.
The mother does not work outside the home.
The parents do not have the possibility to be able to cover all the costs on the income that they have.
They have to buy disposable diapers for Carlos Enrique.
They own their house. It is made of cement block, the roof is tin sheeting, the floor is cement.
They have two rooms and an outside kitchen.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They have a pila.
They have water and electricity connected.
They pay $15.U.S for the electricity a month.
They pay $4US for the water per year.
They have a closet to keep their clothes.
They have sufficient beds.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #635
Juan Carlos who is 14 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Arline Martinez, Thanks!
Juan Carlos is 14yrs old. He will be in 7th grade if he receives sponsorship.
Juan Carlos lives in San Jorge with his father, Antonio 43yrs old and his mother, Celestina 42yrs old. He has five brothers and one sister.
They are :
Ricardo is 23yrs old. He works as a day laborer. He is married.
Gloria is 19yrs old. She is married. She did not go to school and does not know how to read or write.
Miguel Angel 16yrs old. He went to school until 4th grade.
Juan Fransisco is 14yrs old. He is the twin brother of Juan Carlos.
They did not have the opportunity to be able to pay for both of them.
Sergio is 11yrs old. He is in 2nd grade.
Carlos Enrique he is in Kindergarten. He is a special needs child. He is unable to walk and uses a wheel chair.
The father works as a day laborer which means that he takes whatever work is available.
He earns $40 US per week.
The mother does not work outside the home.
The parents do not have the possibility to be able to cover all the costs on the income that they have.
They have to buy disposable diapers for Carlos Enrique.
They own their house. It is made of cement block, the roof is tin sheeting, the floor is cement.
They have two rooms and an outside kitchen.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They have a pila.
They have water and electricity connected.
They pay $15.U.S for the electricity a month.
They pay $4US for the water per year.
They have a closet to keep their clothes.
They have sufficient beds.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #634
Ana Maria who is 9 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Benjamin, Thanks!
Ana Rafael is 9yrs old. She is in 2nd grade.
She lives in Santa Cruz on Lake Atitlan.
She lives with her mother, Juana, one brother and one sister.
They are:
Joaquin is 13yrs old . He is in 8th grade.
Endy is 8yrs old. She is in 1st grade.
The father abandoned the family 8 yrs ago and does not support the children.
The mother works in a hotel. She works as a kitchen assistant.
She earns $33 per week.
They have their own home. It is made of mud brick, the roof is tin sheeting and the floor is cement.
They have only one room.
They have a small outside kitchen made of wooden planks.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They do not have a closet. They keep all their clothes on a shelf.
They have one bed that sleeps three.
Joaquin sleeps on the floor on a woven straw mat.
They do not have enough blankets.
They have a table and chairs.
They have water connected and pay $21 US per month.
They have electricity connected and pay $18 US per month.
The mother says that the children most need help with
clothing, shoes and school supplies.
Quite often the mother does not have enough money to buy food,
when this happens she takes out credit at the local store.
Ana Maria is photographed with her mother and her sponsor, Benjamin.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #633
Josefina Mateo who is 14 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Westhampton Christian Church, Thanks!
Josefina is 14yrs old. She is in 8th grade. Her birthday is 18th of September.
She lives in Panajachel with her father, Hilario 46yrs old and her mother, Maria, 45yrs old.
She has 2 brothers and three sisters.
They are:
Luis 23yrs old. He graduated from school. He studied construction.
Olga 19yrs old. She is in 10th grade. She is studying to become a teacher.
She works part time to cover her studies.
Rebecca 18yrs old. She is also in 10th grade .
She is studying to be an accountant.
Brenda is 12 yrs old. She is in 7th grade.
Esdras is 9yrs old. She is in 3rd grade.
The father works selling ice creams. He earns $6 a day in the summer time and $2 a day when the weather is cold.
The mother helps the family finances by washing clothes by hand in private houses. She earns $2 US per day. She works three days a week.
The money that the family earns is not enough to cover all the costs that this family has.
They rent the house they live in.
They pay $80 US per month.
The house is made of cement block, the roof is tin sheeting and the floor is cement.
They have two rooms and cook in the corridor of the house.
They cook over a wood burning stove.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They have three beds made of wooden plank.
They have one bed that belongs to the landlord.
Josefina sleeps on the floor on a mattress with her grandmother, Feliciana 83yrs old.
They have one closet. The rest of the clothes they keep on a shelf.
They have a pila.
They do not have a water filter.
They have a table and chairs but not sufficient for all of them.
They have water and electricity connected included in their rent.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #632
Gerson Esau who is 12 years old.
$ SPONSORED by The Barber Family, Thanks!
Gerson Esau is 12yrs old. He is in 6th grade. His birthday is August 6th.
He lives in Panajachel with his father, Juan Alberto 39yrs old and his
mother, Clemencia, 45yrs old. He is an only child.
The father works as a gardeners assistant. He earns $26 US per week.
The mother has health issues and finds it difficult to keep working.
She used to wash clothes by hand in private houses but finds it difficult to be able to do heavy work now.
Gerson has excellent marks on his exams. He is an average 95% on all his tests.
His family would like him to continue studying but they do not have the money to be able to keep him in school.
Gerson would like to continue studying and become an accountant.
Next year he will be going into jnr. High and the family just does not have the money to be able to support him.
The family is renting a house. They pay $52US a month.
The house is made of cement block, the roof is tin sheeting and the floor is concrete.
They have one room and a small kitchen.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They cook over a small gas stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They have two beds made of wooden planks.
They have mattresses.
They do not have closet.
They keep their clothes on a shelf.
They have tables and chairs.
They have electricity connected and pay $14 US. per month.
They have water connected .
They often do not have enough money for food for the whole week, they often have to buy food on credit at the local store.
Gerson's father went to school until 3rd grade.
Gerson's mother graduated from 6th grade.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #631 Julia Elisabet who is 14 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Paso por Paso - Bill and Irene Beckingham and family. Thanks!
Julia Elisabet is 14yrs old and is in 3rd grade She does not remember when her birthday is . They lost all their papers in the mudslides of Panabaj.
Luisa lives with her grandmother, Luisa 75yrs old and one brother and one sister.
They are:
Luisa Noemi is 15yrs old. She is in 5th grade.
Pedro is 10yrs old. He is in 3rd grade. He is not photographed.
Both the girls work making beaded jewelry in the afternoons. They earn approx. $ 3 US per week each. This money helps towards buying food .
This family does not earn enough money to be able to buy sufficient food.
Their father was murdered in Santiago approx. 10yrs ago.
Their mother died in the mudslides in Panabaj in October, 2005.
This family has been living with their grandmother in the emergency shelters ever since.
They are living in a one room wooden framed structure with canvas walls, tin roofing and a dirt floor.
They have one bed that the grandmother sleeps in , the children all sleep on the dirt floor with a few blankets.
They have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They keep their clothes in plastic bags. They do not have a closet.
They do not have a table or chairs.
They eat sitting on the dirt floor.
They do not have a bathroom, they share a toilet with 6 other families.
They have water and electricity connected.
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STUDENT #630 Luisa Noemi who is 15 years old.
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Luisa Noemi is 15 years old. She is in the 5th grade. She does not remember when her birthday is . They lost all their papers in the mudslides of Panabaj.
Luisa lives with her grandmother, Luisa 75yrs old and one brother and one sister.
They are:
Julia Elisabet who is 14yrs old and is in 3rd grade Pedro is 10yrs old. He is in 3rd grade. He is not photographed.
Their father was murdered in Santiago approx. 10yrs ago.
Their mother died in the mudslides in Panabaj in October, 2005.
This family has been living with their grandmother in the emergency shelters ever since.
They are living in a one room wooden framed structure with canvas walls, tin roofing and a dirt floor.
They have one bed that the grandmother sleeps in , the children all sleep on the dirt floor with a few blankets.
They have an onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They keep their clothes in plastic bags. They do not have a closet.
They do not have a table or chairs.
They eat sitting on the dirt floor.
They do not have a bathroom, they share a toilet with 6 other families.
They have water and electricity connected.
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STUDENT #629 Josue who is 12 years old.
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Josue is 12yrs old. His birthday is July 24th. He was in 2nd grade last year. This year he has not been able to go to school yet. He has been working. He would like to be able to go to school but there has been no money for him to do so.
Natalia is 11yrs old. Her birthday is Jan 2nd..
The family lost their home and all their possessions in Hurricane Stan of 2005. The village was buried by mudslides and more than 700 people lost their lives.
Natalia lives with her mother, Mercedes 30yrs old and her two sisters and two brothers.
They are:
Natalia is 11yrs old. She is in first grade.
Dolores is 7yrs old. She is in first grade.
Fransisco is 3yrs old.
Ema Gabriella is 1yr old.
The father abandoned the family 6 months ago. He has not visited or given them any money since he left.
Josue did not go to school this year because he is the major breadwinner in the family. He searches the mountains for firewood and sells it in the afternoons.
The family is living in a one room wooden frame structure with canvas walls, the room has a tin roof and a dirt floor.
They have one bed. The mother sleeps in the bed with the baby.
The rest of the children sleep on the dirt floor with the few blankets that they have.
The mother takes work washing clothes by hand whenever she gets the opportunity. She earns $1.50 a day.
Josue earns $1.50 a day when he sells the firewood.
This family does not earn enough money to buy food to receive sufficient nutrition. Their main diet is herbs the mother collects in the mountains and tortillas with salt.
They do not have enough clothes.
They do not have enough blankets.
They do not have enough dishes or pots and pans.
They have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They keep their clothes in plastic bags, they do not have a closet.
They do not have a table or chairs.
They sit on cement blocks to eat.
The women and the girls in this family wear traditional clothing.
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STUDENT #628 Dolores who is 7 years old.
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Dolores is 7yrs old. Her birthday is January 3rd. She is in first grade
The family lost their home and all their possessions in Hurricane Stan of 2005. The village was buried by mudslides and more than 700 people lost their lives.
Dolores lives with her mother, Mercedes 30yrs old and her two sisters and two brothers.
They are:
Josue is 12yrs old. He was in 2nd grade last year.
Natalia is 11yrs old. She is in 1st grade.
Fransisco is 3yrs old.
Ema Gabriella is 1yr old.
The father abandoned the family 6 months ago. He has not visited or given them any money since he left.
Josue did not go to school this year because he is the major breadwinner in the family. He searches the mountains for firewood and sells it in the afternoons.
The family is living in a one room wooden frame structure with canvas walls, the room has a tin roof and a dirt floor.
They have one bed. The mother sleeps in the bed with the baby.
The rest of the children sleep on the dirt floor with the few blankets that they have.
The mother takes work washing clothes by hand whenever she gets the opportunity. She earns $1.50 a day.
Josue earns $1.50 a day when he sells the firewood.
This family does not earn enough money to buy food to receive sufficient nutrition. Their main diet is herbs the mother collects in the mountains and tortillas with salt.
They do not have enough clothes.
They do not have enough blankets.
They do not have enough dishes or pots and pans.
They have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They keep their clothes in plastic bags, they do not have a closet.
They do not have a table or chairs.
They sit on cement blocks to eat.
The women and the girls in this family wear traditional clothing.
They family is photographed near the stove they use to cook with.
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STUDENT #627 Natalia who is 11 years old.
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Natalia is 11yrs old. Her birthday is Jan 2nd.
She is in first grade.
The family lost their home and all their possessions in Hurricane Stan of 2005. The village was buried by mudslides and more than 700 people lost their lives.
Natalia lives with her mother, Mercedes 30yrs old and her two sisters and two brothers.
They are:
Josue is 12yrs old. He was in 2nd grade last year.
Dolores is 7yrs old. She is in first grade.
Fransisco is 3yrs old.
Ema Gabriella is 1yr old.
The father abandoned the family 6 months ago. He has not visited or given them any money since he left.
Josue did not go to school this year because he is the major breadwinner in the family. He searches the mountains for firewood and sells it in the afternoons.
The family is living in a one room wooden frame structure with canvas walls, the room has a tin roof and a dirt floor.
They have one bed. The mother sleeps in the bed with the baby.
The rest of the children sleep on the dirt floor with the few blankets that they have.
The mother takes work washing clothes by hand whenever she gets the opportunity. She earns $1.50 a day.
Josue earns $1.50 a day when he sells the firewood.
This family does not earn enough money to buy food to receive sufficient nutrition. Their main diet is herbs the mother collects in the mountains and tortillas with salt.
They do not have enough clothes.
They do not have enough blankets.
They do not have enough dishes or pots and pans.
They have an onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They keep their clothes in plastic bags, they do not have a closet.
They do not have a table or chairs.
They sit on cement blocks to eat.
The women and the girls in this family wear traditional clothing.
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STUDENT #626 Diego who is 10 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Paso por Paso - Derek Daudrik, Thanks!
Diego is 10 yrs old. His birthday is October 12th. He is in 3rd grade.
He lives in Panabaj in the emergency shelters. His family lost their home and all their possesions in the mudslides in October, 2005.
He lives with his father, Pedro 35yrs old and his mother, Rosario 27yrs old . He has 4 brothers.
They are:
Pedro is 8yrs old. He is first grade. His birthday is Sept. 8th Salvador is 5yrs old. He is in kindergarten. His birthday is April 26th.
Joel is 4yrs old. He is not in school. His birthday is 25 th of January.
Daniel is 2yrs old. His birthday is October 15th.
The father works as a field worker. He earns $3 US per day.
The mother works washing clothes by hand. She only gets this work casually and earns $ 1.50 US. per day.
They live in a one room wooden structure with canvas walls, tin roof and dirt floor.
They have three beds.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They do not have tables or chairs. They either eat sitting on the beds or on the dirt floor.
They keep their clothes in plastic buckets. They do not have a closet.
They have water and electricity.
The money that this family earns is not enough to be able to
provide them with sufficient food. They often have only tortillas and salt to
eat.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #625 Jacoba Elizabeth who is 6 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Paso por Paso - Roger Stewart and family, Thanks!
Jacoba is 6yrs old. Her birthday is March 24th. She is in first grade.
Jacoba and her family lost their home in the mudslides caused by Hurricane Stan in October, 2005. They lost their home, their possessions and all their clothes.
They have been living in the emergency shelter ever since.
Jacoba lives with her father, Gregorio 31yrs old and her mother, Andrea 26yrs old. She has two brothers.
They are:
Rigoberto is 10yrs old. He is in 5th grade.
Pedro is 8yrs old. He is in 3rd grade.
Gregorio is a day laborer which means that he takes whatever work is available.
He earns $3 US per day.
Andrea weaves at home and earns $8 US per week.
They live in one room which is a wooden frame with canvas walls and a tin roof.
They have two beds. The parents sleep in one bed and the children in the other.
The room has a dirt floor.
They have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They do not have a closet to keep their clothes. They keep them in plastic bags, cardboard boxes and some hanging from a rope.
They do not have a table or chairs, they eat sitting on the dirt floor.
The money that the parents earn is not enough to cover all their costs.
They have electricity and water connected.
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STUDENT #624
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #623
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #622 Rosa Conception who is 5 years old.
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Rosa Concepcion is 5yrs old. She is in kindergarten. Her birthday is October 4th.
Rosa lives in Panabaj in the emergency shelters. Her family lost their home in the mudslides caused by Hurricane Stan in 2005. Since then they have been living in the emergency shelters.
Rosa lives with her father, Antonio 36yrs old and her mother, Juana 33yrs old. She has four sisters and one brother:
They are: Twin sisters -
Nicolasa and Concepcion 15yrs old. They finished 6th grade and were to go to 7th grade this year but had no money to do so.
Ana is 11yrs . She is in 3rd grade.
Nineth is 9yrs old. She is in 2nd grade.
Antonio is a day laborer which means that he takes whatever work is available.
He earns $3 US per day. Unfortunately, he is an alcoholic and most
of the money that he earns he spends on alcohol. This leaves very little money left over to support his family.
Juana works to earn the money to support the family. She weaves and makes beaded jewelry . She earns $6.50 US per week.
The two eldest daughters and Ana help their mother by also making beaded jewelry.
The emergency shelter that they live in is a wooden structure with a canvas covering .
They have two beds - the children who do not fit in the bed, sleep on the dirt floor with blankets. Their blankets are very old and ragged.
They do not have anywhere to keep their clothes, they keep them in cardboard boxes.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have pila.
They do have an onil stove.
They do not have a bathroom, they share with 6 families.
They do not have tables or chairs. When they eat, they either sit on the beds or on the floor.
The women and girls in this family all wear traditional clothing but they cannot afford traditional clothing for the two youngest, they are wearing second hand western clothing.
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STUDENT #621 Nineth who is 9 years old.
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Nineth is 9yrs old. She is in 2nd grade. Her birthday is August 7th.
Nineth lives in Panabaj in the emergency shelters. Her family lost their home in the mudslides caused by Hurricane Stan in 2005. Since then they have been living in the emergency shelters.
Nineth lives with her father, Antonio 36yrs old and her mother, Juana 33yrs old. She has four sisters and one brother:
They are: Twin sisters -
Nicolasa and Concepcion 15yrs old. They finished 6th grade and were to go to 7th grade this year but had no money to do so.
Ana is 11yrs . She is in 3rd grade.
Rosa is 5yrs old. She is in kindergarten.
Antonio is a day laborer which means that he takes whatever work is available.
He earns $3 US per day. Unfortunately, he is an alcoholic and most
of the money that he earns he spends on alcohol. This leaves very little money left over to support his family.
Juana works to earn the money to support the family. She weaves and makes beaded jewelry . She earns $6.50 US per week.
The two eldest daughters and Ana help their mother by also making beaded jewelry.
The emergency shelter that they live in is a wooden structure with a canvas covering .
They have two beds - the children who do not fit in the bed, sleep on the dirt floor with blankets. Their blankets are very old and ragged.
They do not have anywhere to keep their clothes, they keep them in cardboard boxes.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have pila.
They do have an onil stove.
They do not have a bathroom, they share with 6 families.
They do not have tables or chairs. When they eat, they either sit on the beds or on the floor.
The women and girls in this family all wear traditional
clothing but they cannot afford traditional clothing for the two youngest, they
are wearing second hand western clothing.
Nineth would like to wear traditional clothes but her family cannot
afford to buy them for her.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #620
Ana who is 11 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Paso por Paso-Chris and Roma Knox & Family, Thanks!
Ana is 11yrs old. She is in 3rd grade. Her birthday is April 2nd.
Ana lives in Panabaj in the emergency shelters, where she and
her family have lived since October 2005. Her family lost their home in the
mudslides caused by Hurricane Stan in 2005.
Ana lives with her father, Antonio 36yrs old and her mother, Juana 33yrs old. She has four sisters and one brother:
They are: Twin sisters -
Nicolasa and Concepcion 15yrs old. They finished 6th grade and were to go to 7th grade this year but had no money to do so.
Ninette is 9yrs old. She is in 2nd grade.
Rosa is 5yrs old. She is in kindergarten.
Antonio is a day laborer which means that he takes whatever work is available.
He earns $3 US per day. Unfortunately, he is an alcoholic and most of the money that he earns he spends on alcohol. This leaves very little money left over to support his family.
Juana works to earn the money to support the family. She weaves and makes beaded jewelry . She earns $6.50 US per week.
The two eldest daughters and Ana help their mother by also making beaded jewelry.
The emergency shelter that they live in is a wooden structure with a canvas covering.
They have two beds - the children who do not fit in the bed, sleep on the dirt floor with blankets. Their blankets are very old and ragged.
They do not have anywhere to keep their clothes, they keep them in cardboard boxes.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have pila.
They do have an Onil stove.
They do not have a bathroom, they share one with 6 families.
They do not have tables or chairs. When they eat, they either sit on the beds or on the floor.
The women and girls in this family all wear traditional clothing but they cannot afford traditional clothing for the two youngest, they are wearing second hand western clothing.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #619 Pedro Jeremias
$ SPONSORED by Paso por Paso-John, Bev, Shaun, Keri, Erin and Darren. Thanks!
Pedro is 8yrs old. He is in 3rd grade in Jan. 2008. His birthday is August 11th.
He lives in the emergency shelters in Panabaj with his step-father, Juan, 28yrs old and his mother, Maria, she is 31yrs old.
They are:
Francisco Isaac . 9yrs old. He is in 4th grade.
Juan is 6yrs old. He is not in school.
Dolores is 5yrs old. She is not in school.
Lorenzo is 4yrs old.
Juan and Pedro lost their father 8 yrs ago. He was an alcoholic and died from the results of that illness.
The stepfather, Juan is also an alcoholic and he does not provide his children or his stepchildren with any financial support.
When Juan works, he is a day laborer which means he takes whatever work is available. He earns $3 US. per day.
The mother is the only one that works to provide food for the family.
She washes clothes by hand or weaves at home. She earns $3 US per day.
They live in an emergency shelter. It is a wooden structure with a canvas covering. They have put some wood around the outside. They floor is dirt, the roof is tin.
They have only one room.
They have a small outside kitchen made of cane.
They have an Onil stove.
They share a bathroom with 6 families.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They have water and electricity connected.
They do not have a closet. They tie their clothes on a rope hanging from the roof.
They have one bunk bed and one small bed.
They do not have enough table and chairs.
They do not have enough blankets.
They do not have enough clothes.
The boys help their mother by collecting firewood in the afternoons after school.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #618 Francisco Isaac
$ SPONSORED by Paso por Paso-John, Bev, Shaun, Keri, Erin and Darren. Thanks!
Francisco is 9yrs old. He is in 4th grade in Jan. 2008. His birthday is May.
16th.
He lives in the emergency shelters in Panabaj with his step-father, Juan, 28yrs old and his mother, Maria, she is 31yrs old.
He has three brothers and one sister;
They are:
Pedro is 8yrs old. He is in 3rd grade.
Juan is 6yrs old. He is not in school.
Dolores is 5yrs old. She is not in school.
Lorenzo is 4yrs old.
Juan and Pedro lost their father 8 yrs ago. He was an alcoholic and died from the results of that illness.
The stepfather, Juan is also an alcoholic and he does not provide his children or his stepchildren with any financial support.
When Juan works, he is a day laborer which means he takes whatever work is available. He earns $3 US. per day.
The mother is the only one that works to provide food for the family.
She washes clothes by hand or weaves at home. She earns $3 US per day.
They live in an emergency shelter. It is a wooden structure with a canvas covering. They have put some wood around the outside. They floor is dirt, the roof is tin.
They have only one room.
They have a small outside kitchen made of cane.
They have an Onil stove.
They share a bathroom with 6 families.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have a pila.
They have water and electricity connected.
They do not have a closet. They tie their clothes on a rope hanging from the roof.
They have one bunk bed and one small bed.
They do not have enough table and chairs.
They do not have enough blankets.
They do not have enough clothes.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #617
Leticia who is 7 years old.
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Leticia is 7yrs old. She is in kindergarten in Jan. 2008. Her birthday is May 14th.
Leticia lives in the emergency shelters in Panabaj.
Her family lost their home in the mudslides in Panabaj in Oct. 2005 and have been living in the emergency shelters ever since.
She lives with her father, Diego 36yrs old and her mother, Maria, 32yrs old.
She has five brothers..
They are:
Diego. 13 yrs old. He is in 5th grade.
Cristobal 10yrs old. He is in 3rd grade.
Juan Daniel is 8yrs old. He is in 2nd grade.
Jose Israel is 3yrs old.
Andreas is 1 yr old. He has been very malnourished and Mayan
FAmilies are buying milk for him.
Diego works as a day laborer which means that he does not have permanent work and takes whatever work is available. He earns $3 US per day.
When he does not find work, he goes to the mountains, looks for firewood to sell.
After school the boys go to look for firewood to sell and for their mother to use for cooking. Leticia stays home and helps her mother with the younger siblings.
They earn $3 for each big bundle of firewood that they sell.
They are living in the emergency shelter. It is a wooden structure with a canvas covering, they have part covered with wooden planks.
They share a kitchen with 6 other families. They also share a bathroom with 6 families.
They do not have a pila.
Maria washes the clothes over a rock.
They have an Onil stove in the shared kitchen but Maria would like one to have in her room so that she could cook at home.
They have water and elec. connected.
They have one bunk bed that was given to them.
They have one table and six chairs.
They do not have enough blankets.
They do not have enough clothes.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #616
Juan Daniel who is 8 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Paso por Paso-Kai Stilwell, Thanks!
Juan Daniel is 8yrs old. He is in 2nd grade in Jan. 2008. He does not know when his birthday is and his mother could not remember.
Juan Daniel lives in the emergency shelters in Panabaj.
His family lost their home in the mudslides in Panabaj in Oct. 2005 and have been living in the emergency shelters ever since.
He lives with his father, Diego 36yrs old and his mother, Maria, 32yrs old.
He has four brothers and one sister.
They are:
Diego. 13 yrs old. He is in 5th grade.
Cristobal 10yrs old. He is in 3rd grade.
Leticia is 7yrs old. She is in kindergarten.
Jose Israel is 3yrs old.
Andreas is 1 yr old.
Diego works as a day laborer which means that he does not have permanent work and takes whatever work is available. He earns $3 US per day.
When he does not find work, he goes to the mountains, looks for firewood to sell.
After school Juan Daniel goes with his brothers to look for firewood to sell and for his mother to use for cooking.
They earn $3 for each big bundle of firewood that they sell.
They are living in the emergency shelter. It is a wooden structure with a canvas covering, they have part covered with wooden planks.
They share a kitchen with 6 other families. They also share a bathroom with 6 families.
They do not have a pila.
Maria washes the clothes over a rock.
They have an Onil stove in the shared kitchen but Maria would like one to have in her room so that she could cook at home.
They have water and elec. connected.
They have one bunk bed that was given to them.
They have one table and six chairs.
They do not have enough blankets.
They do not have enough clothes.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #615 Lisandro who is 6 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Paso por Paso-Knowledge Solutions Consulting, Thanks!
Lisandro is 6yrs old. He is in kindergarten in Jan. 2008. He lives with his father, David 34yrs old and his mother, Rosalia 28yrs old.
He has a sister, Teresa 11yrs old. She is in 4th grade.
This family live in the emergency shelters in Panabaj. They did not lose their house in the mudslides but the government prohibited anyone from going to live back in the area so they lost their home.
They live in an emergency shelter, it is a wood structure with tent canvas covering, the floor is dirt, the roof is tin sheeting.
They have an onil stove.
They have a water filter.
They have water and electricity connected.
They have one closet.
They have two beds.
They do not have enough blankets.
The father is a day laborer which means that he takes whatever is available.
He earns $30 US per week.
This does not cover all the costs that the family has.
David was only able to go to school until 6th grade.
The mother stays at home, washing and cooking for the family.
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #614 Micaela
$ SPONSORED by Adrianna Heideman, Thanks!
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #613 Gerson
$ SPONSORED by Nurallah, Thanks!
PLEASE SPONSOR STUDENT #612 Vilma Elisabet who is 8 years old.
$ SPONSORED by The Boutwells, Thanks!
Vilma is 8yrs old. She is in 4th grade. She lives in Panajachel .
She lives with her father, Vassilio and her mother, Felipa. She has two brothers and one sister. They are:
Carlos is 22yrs old. He did not go to school and he does not know how to read or write.
Victor is 19yrs old. He did not go to school and he does not know how to read or write. He drives a tuk tuk and earns $3 US per day.
Ana Isabel is 9yrs old. She is in 4th grade.
The family is renting a house. They pay $54 US per month.
The house is made of tin sheeting on all sides.
They have only one room. They also cook in this room.
They cook over a tin drum with wood.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They have one bed which is in a very bad state. They got it when it was being thrown out and they fixed it.
All the children sleep on the floor on straw mats.
The floor is dirt.
The do not have enough blankets, sheets or pillows.
They do not have a closet. They keep their clothes in cardboard boxes.
They have one small table and do not have enough chairs for all of them.
The children do not have enough clothes or shoes.
They share the bathroom with the landlords.
They have a water filter.
The mother works washing clothes by hand or by making tortillas. This is not steady work . She earns $2. US per day when she can get work.
The father had a car accident while he was driving in the back of a pick up. He suffered a lot of damage, he has had three operations one on his head, one on his spine and one on his arm and now has a metal pin in it.
He works in the fields picking vegetables. He cannot do heavy work any longer.
He earns $2US per day when he is working.
The mother says that the family does not have enough clothes to wear.
The amount of money that the family earns is not enough for all their costs.
Their main diet consists of tortillas, beans and rice. There are many days when they can only afford to have tortillas with salt.
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STUDENT #611 Ana Isabel who is 9 years old.
$ SPONSORED by The Boutwells, Thanks!
Ana Isabel is 9 years old. She is in the 5th grade in January
2008. She lives with her father, Vassilio and her mother, Felipa. She has two
brothers and one sister. They are:
Carlos is 22yrs old. He did not go
to school and he does not know how to read or write.
Victor is 19yrs old. He did not go to school and he does not know how to read or write. He drives a Tuk Tuk and earns $3 US per day.
Vilma is 8yrs old. She is in 4th grade.
The family is renting a house. They pay $54 US per month.
The house is made of tin sheeting on all sides.
They have only one room. They also cook in this room.
They cook over a tin drum with wood.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They have one bed which is in a very bad state. They got it when it was being thrown out and they fixed it.
All the children sleep on the floor on straw mats.
The floor is dirt.
The do not have enough blankets, sheets or pillows.
They do not have a closet. They keep their clothes in cardboard boxes.
They have one small table and do not have enough chairs for all of them.
The children do not have enough clothes or shoes.
They share the bathroom with the landlords.
They have a water filter.
The mother works washing clothes by hand or by making tortillas. This is not steady work . She earns $2. US per day when she can get work.
The father had a car accident while he was driving in the back of a pick up. He suffered a lot of damage, he has had three operations one on his head, one on his spine and one on his arm and now has a metal pin in it.
He works in the fields picking vegetables. He cannot do heavy work any longer.
He earns $2US per day when he is working.
The mother says that the family does not have enough clothes to wear.
The amount of money that the family earns is not enough for all their costs.
Their main diet consists of tortillas, beans and rice. There are many days when they can only afford to have tortillas with salt.
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STUDENT #610 Chabelita who is 9 years old.
$ SPONSORED by Lucia Lucas, Thanks!
Chabelita is 9yrs old. Her birthday is the 3rd of December. She is in first grade in Jan. 2008.
She lives with her father, Octavino 43yrs old and her mother, Maria 26yrs old.
She has three sisters ,
They are:
Patricia is 11yrs old. She is in 2nd grade.
Micaela is 7yrs old. She is in first grade.
Ana is 3yrs old.
This family lost their home and all their possessions 2yrs ago when Hurricane Stan struck this area.
Octavino works taking sand out of the river to sell for construction.
He earns $33 US per week.
They have received a house from the government.
It is has 2 rooms .
They have a small kitchen made of tin sheeting.
They have a bathroom.
They have water connected and pay $1.00 US per month.
They have electricity connected and pay $12 US per month.
They have one bed for all of them.
Three sleep in the bed, the rest sleep on the floor on a straw mat.
They do not have enough blankets or sheets.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They cook on the floor over an open fire.
They have a water filter.
Maria says that the family eats beans and rice as their staple diet.
Often the money is not enough to last the whole month and she says that there are many days when they do not have anything to eat. - these days they eat only tortillas with salt or she forages for herbs to make a watery sou You have been sent 2 pictures.
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STUDENT #609 Patricia who is 11 years old.
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Patricia is 11yrs old. Her birthday is 10th of August.
She is in 2nd grade in Jan. 2008.
She lives with her father, Octavino 43yrs old and her mother, Maria 26yrs old.
She has three sisters ,
They are:
Chabilta is 9yrs old.
Micaela is 7yrs old.
Ana is 3yrs old.
This family lost their home and all their possessions 2yrs ago when Hurricane Stan struck this area.
Octavino works taking sand out of the river to sell for construction.
He earns $33 US per week.
They have received a house from the government.
It is has 2 rooms .
They have a small kitchen made of tin sheeting.
They have a bathroom.
They have water connected and pay $1.00 US per month.
They have electricity connected and pay $12 US per month.
They have one bed for all of them.
Three sleep in the bed, the rest sleep on the floor on a straw mat.
They do not have enough blankets or sheets.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They cook on the floor over an open fire.
They have a water filter.
Maria says that the family eats beans and rice as their staple diet.
Often the money is not enough to last the whole month and she says that there are many days when they do not have anything to eat. - these days they eat only tortillas with salt or she forages for herbs to make a watery soup.
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STUDENT #608 Carla Josefina who is 7 years old.
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Carla is 7yrs old. Her birthday is the 1st of March.
She lives in Panajachel with her mother, Caterina, 21yrs old
and her brother, Gerson, 5yrs old and her sister, Estafani 1yr and 4 months old.
Carla's father was very physically abusive. He was very violent with Caterina and punched her in the stomach and kicked her when she was pregnant. He threw the family out of the house because he wanted to bring another woman to live with him. He is now living with this woman, he does not give the family any financial support.
Caterina now lives with her mother and siblings. The house is very small and the food is not enough for all of them.
They have received a government house after they lost their home and all their possession in the flood following Hurricane Stan 2 years ago.
The house has two rooms.
It is made of cement block.
It has a tin roof.
The floor is cement.
There is not enough beds for them all, Caterina sleeps on the floor on a straw mat with her children.
They have a pila.
They have a water filter.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They have water connected and pay$1.00 US per month.
They have electricity connected and pay $18 US per month.
They have a bathroom.
They do not have enough beds or bed clothes.
Caterina does not have enough clothes for the children, the husband would not let her take the clothes for the children or anything from the house.
She was four months pregnant at the time.
Caterina's mother washes clothes by hand for a living and earns approx. $2 US per day.
Her brother, Miguel also works to be able to help feed the family.
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STUDENT #607 Claudia
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STUDENT #606 Maritza who is 7 years old.
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Maritsa is 7yrs old. She is in 1st grade.
Her birthday is the 3rd of February.
She lives with her mother, Caterina, 33yrs old in a village called Santa Clara. The father passed away recently. He was very ill, the family could not afford a doctor for him or medicines. They are not sure of what disease he died from.
Maritsa has two brothers and three sisters.
They are:
Ana is 16yrs old. She is in 12th grade.
Juana is 14yrs old. She is in 5th grade.
Candelaria is 12yrs old. She is in 5th grade.
Rafael is 8yrs old. He is in 3rd grade.
Antonio is 2 months old.
They own their house.
They have one room that they sleep and eat in. They do not have a separate kitchen.
They have two beds - in one bed 3 people sleep, 4 in the other.
They do not enough blankets.
They do not have tables or chairs.
They keep their clothes in a cardboard box.
They do not have pila.
They have tank for water.
They wash their clothes on a rock.
They do not have electricity, they live by candlelight.
They cook over an open fire on the ground.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do have a toilet.
They have water connected and pay $1.US. per month.
The mother works washing clothes by hand and earns $2. US per day.
The mother says that there are days when they eat and days when they do not eat.
Much of their diet consists of tortillas with salt. They also eat eggs, beans and herbs when they have them.
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STUDENT #605 Rafael who is 8 years old.
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Rafael is 8yrs old. He is in 3rd grade. His birthday is 19th of April.
He lives with his mother, Caterina, 33yrs old in a village called Santa Clara. The father passed away recently. He was very ill, the family could not afford a doctor for him or medicines. They are not sure of what disease he died from.
Rafael has one brothers and four sisters.
They are:
Ana is 16yrs old. She is in 12th grade.
Juana is 14yrs old. She is in 5th grade.
Candelaria is 12yrs old. She is in 5th grade.
Maritsa is 7yrs old. She is in 1st grade.
Antonio is 2 months old.
They own their house.
They have one room that they sleep and eat in. They do not have a separate kitchen.
They have two beds - in one bed 3 people sleep, 4 in the other.
They do not have enough blankets.
They do not have tables or chairs.
They keep their clothes in a cardboard box.
They do not have pila.
They have a tank for water.
They wash their clothes on a rock.
They do not have electricity, they live by candlelight.
They cook over an open fire on the ground.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do have a toilet.
They have water connected and pay $1.US. per month.
The mother works washing clothes by hand and earns $2. US per day.
The mother says that there are days when they eat and days when they do not eat.
Much of their diet consists of tortillas with salt. They also eat eggs, beans and herbs when they have them.
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STUDENT #604 Candelaria who is 12 years old.
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Candelaria is 12yrs old. She is in 5th grade. Her birthday is 29th of September.
She lives with her mother, Caterina, 33yrs old in a village called Santa Clara. The father passed away recently. He was very ill, the family could not afford a doctor for him or medicines. They are not sure of what disease he died from.
Candelaria has two brothers and three sisters.
They are:
Ana is 16yrs old. She is in 12th grade.
Juana is 14yrs old. She is in 5th grade.
Rafael is 8yrs old. He is in 3rd grade.
Maritsa is 7yrs old. She is in 1st grade.
Antonio is 2 months old.
They own their house.
They have one room that they sleep and eat in. They do not have a separate kitchen.
They have two beds - in one bed 3 people sleep, 4 in the other.
They do not have enough blankets.
They do not have tables or chairs.
They keep their clothes in a cardboard box.
They do not have a pila.
They have a tank for water.
They wash their clothes on a rock.
They do not have electricity, they live by candlelight.
They cook over an open fire on the ground.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do have a toilet.
They have water connected and pay $1.US. per month.
The mother works washing clothes by hand and earns $2. US per day.
The mother says that there are days when they eat and days when they do not eat.
Much of their diet consists of tortillas with salt. They also eat eggs, beans and herbs when they have them.
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STUDENT #603 Juana who is 14 years old.
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Juana is 14yrs old. She is in 5th grade. Her birthday is the 7th of January.
She lives with her mother, Caterina, 33yrs old in a village called Santa Clara. The father passed away recently. He was very ill, the family could not afford a doctor for him or medicines. They are not sure of what disease he died from.
Juana has three brothers and three sisters.
They are:
Ana is 16yrs old. She is in 12th grade.
Candelaria is 12yrs old. She is in 5th grade.
Rafael is 8yrs old. He is in 3rd grade.
Maritsa is 7yrs old. She is in 1st grade.
Antonio is 2 months old.
They own their house.
They have one room that they sleep and eat in. They do not have a separate kitchen.
They have two beds - in one bed 3 people sleep, 4 in the other.
They do not enough blankets.
They do not have tables or chairs.
They keep their clothes in a cardboard box.
They do not have pila.
They have tank for water.
They wash their clothes on a rock.
They do not have electricity, they live by candlelight.
They cook over an open fire on the ground.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They do have a toilet.
They have water connected and pay $1.US. per month.
The mother works washing clothes by hand and earns $2. US per day.
The mother says that there are days when they eat and days when they do not eat.
Much of their diet consists of tortillas with salt. They also eat eggs, beans and herbs when they have them.
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STUDENT #602 Suly Beatriz who is 11 years old.
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Suly Beatriz is 11yrs old. She is in 4th grade in Jan. 2008.
She lives in Panajachel on the shores of Lake Atitlan in the Highlands.
She lives with her father, Alberto 46yrs old and the mother, Estella, 43yrs old.
She has two brothers.
They are:
Pascual 23yrs old.
He did not go to school. He is now married.
Fredy is 18yrs old.
He is in High school.
Alberto works as a gardener and earns $5.30 per day. He does not have a permanent job so he does not always work every day.
Estella is a diabetic and cannot work. She has not been able to afford the medicine to control her diabetes.
They own their house.
It has two rooms, one is mud brick and one is cement block.
They also have a small outside kitchen made of mud brick.
They have two beds. Two people sleep in each bed.
They cook over a wood burning stove.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do have a water filter.
They have water connected and pay $0/50cents us a month.
They have electricity connected and pay $11 US. per month.
They do not have enough blankets.
They have a table and four chairs.
They have one small closet.
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STUDENT #601 Karina who is 6 years old.
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Karina is 6yrs old . She is in kindergarten in Jan. 2008. Her father did not know when her birthday was.
She lives in Patanatic, a small mountain village above Lake Atitlan in the Highlands with her father Roberto, 51yrs old and her mother, Abelina 42yrs old. She has 7 brothers and 3 sisters.
They are:
Miriam is 23 yrs old. She is not married and still lives at home. She works helping her mother at home. She went to school until 6th grade.
Angel is 22yrs old. He is not married and lives at home. He went to school until 7th grade. He is now working as a builder.
He earns $40 US per week.
Julio is 21yrs old. He went to school until 9th grade. He is working as an assistant on a bus. He earns $20 US per month.
Melvin is 18yrs old. He went to school until 5th grade. He is not working presently and is trying to find a job.
Edras is 15yrs old. He is studying to become a mechanic.
Sandra is 13yrs old. She is in 6th grade.
Gudiel is 12yrs old. He is in 5th grade.
Edilma is 8yrs old. She is in 3rd grade.
Lilliana is 7yrs old. She is in 1st grade.
Karina is 6yrs old. She is in kindergarten.
Edgar is 4yrs old.
He is in preschool.
Enoc is 2 and a half years old.
The father, Roberto works as an assistant on transport truck. He earns $40 US per week. The money that this family earns is not enough to cover all the costs of food, clothing and schooling.
They own their house. They have only one large room that they all sleep in and one kitchen.
The house is made of mud brick.
The roof is tin sheeting .
The floor is cement.
They have 6 beds that they all share.
They have a wood burning stove that the father made.
They do not have an Onil stove.
They do not have a water filter.
They have water connected and pay $020cents US. per month.
They have electricity connected and pay $11 US. per month.
They have a closet but it is not sufficient for all of them.
They have a toilet.
Their diet consists mostly of eggs, beans and the mother and
elder daughter collect herbs from the mountains to be able to make a soup.
Roberto has a problem with his kidneys. He also has diabetes. He does not have the money to buy the medicine to control his diabetes.
Karina, the youngest was born with hip dysplasia but the
family could not afford to have her operated on. She now walks with a limp.
The father tries as hard as he can to be able to give his children an education but the costs are just too high for him.