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Families in Ethiopia, Guatemala and India live in extreme poverty. Every day, they fight off hunger, disease, violence and the instability that threatens to tear them apart. Children are the most vulnerable of all, and they don’t deserve to live in fear and without hope. They wonder: What will happen to my family? Will I eat today? Can I go to school? When will my life change for the better?
When you become a sponsor, you do more than show your child that you care. You change their life. Your support provides customized, one-to-one support and resources that your child and their family need to thrive. You’ll stay connected with your child through photos, letters and personal updates. The impact your kindness is making will warm your heart, knowing you’re personally helping a vulnerable child and their family change the course of their future.
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Byron
Country: Guatemala
Age: 15
Byron lives in a small rural community with his older brother, Freddy, and his parents. Byron’s father is alcoholic and does not support the family financially. His mother works for the city, but her contract is for six months and may not be renewed. His grandfather currently helps support the family by paying for some of the boys’ educational expenses. Byron has had a difficult time this year adjusting to the amount of homework he receives in middle school and was falling behind. His mother reports that he is often does not want to go to school. Byron needs the additional support and consistency that the sponsorship program provides. Without this support, he is likely to drop out of school. Will you sponsor Byron and help him stay in school?
Freddy
Country: Guatemala
Age: 16
Freddy lives in a small rural community with his younger brother, Byron, and his parents. Freddy’s father is alcoholic and does not support the family financially. His mother works for the city, but her contract is for six months and may not be renewed. Freddy wants to continue studying, but knows that it is difficult for his mother. Freddy has had a hard time this year -- he can't always afford to print out his assignments to hand them in and gets behind on his homework. Freddy is an organized, dedicated student who encourages his younger brother to stay in school. Will you sponsor Freddy so he can stay in school and transform his future?
Carlos
Country: Guatemala
Age: 13
Carlos lives in a small rural community with his parents and two siblings. His father is the family's only source of income -- he works as a security guard at night and in agriculture during the day. Carlos is in his first year of middle school and has found it very challenging. He doesn't understand the assignments and hasn't been able to ask his teachers for help because of the pandemic. Through a generous donor, Carlos has received some help and his grades and motivation have already improved. Imagine what he could achieve if he was sponsored! Will you sponsor Carlos and help him achieve his full potential?
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Wendy
Country: Guatemala
Age: 16
Wendy lives in a small rural community with her mother and two siblings. Her mother, Rosa, is a single mom who washes clothing or cleans produce when the work is available. She doesn't have a full-time job. Wendy and her brother work with their mother when they can to help cover the family’s expenses. Rosa dropped out of school in the third grade and never learned to read or write. Even though she has few resources, it's important to her that her children continue to study. The continuing pandemic has made this year even more difficult than normal. Rosa has had fewer job opportunities and her daughters have fallen behind in their classes without the in-person support of teachers. Will you sponsor Wendy so she can focus on her education, knowing that her family is getting the food and support they need?
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Oscar
Country: Guatemala
Age: 13
Oscar lives in a small rural community with his parents and three younger siblings. The family of six lives in a home made from cement block and has a dirt floor. Oscar’s father never attended school and is illiterate, and his mother completed middle school. Oscar completed his first two years of middle school, but this year has been a struggle financially because of remote learning. He needs a data plan and access to a printer for his schoolwork. The expense has been difficult for his family to cover as only his father works. Will you sponsor Oscar today so he can stay in school and change his future?
Maria
Country: Guatemala
Age: 14
Maria lives in a small rural community with her parents, three siblings, and her grandmother. Her mother stays at home and takes care of the family while her father works as a day laborer. Maria’s mother and grandmother did not receive any formal education and are illiterate. Due to the pandemic, Maria’s education has moved online, and her family finds it difficult to pay for the cell phone data and printing she needs for her assignments. She has started working as a nanny twice per week to cover these expenses. Will you sponsor Maria so she can focus on her education and change her future?
Irma
Country: Guatemala
Age: 4
Irma is a typical 4-year-old who loves to play. She lives with her parents and five siblings. Her three oldest sisters dropped out of school after sixth grade and now all work as house cleaners or full-time babysitters. Her two younger siblings are still in elementary school. The COVID-19 pandemic has meant no in-person classes since the start of 2021; students go to the school once a week to collect homework assignments and turn in the previous week’s assignments. Those in the sponsorship program get help with homework from staff and local volunteers. Will you sponsor Irma today and give her the support she needs to stay in school and have more opportunities in the future?
Fekiru
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 10
Fekiru lives in Ethiopia with his mother and two younger sisters. They live in an old hut-style home made of grass and branches, which is in a state of disrepair. The recent death of his father has put this family into crisis. Fekiru’s mother has tried to sustain the family by growing crops to eat and sell, but circumstances beyond her control have made this impossible. Despite the extreme challenges he faces, Fekiru is described as a boy who loves school and is especially fond of environmental science. Will you sponsor Fekiru and make sure he goes to school with a full belly and the materials he needs to study? This would change his future.
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Dejene
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 12
Dejene is 12 years old. He lives with his mom and his older sister in Ethiopia. After the recent loss of his father, his mother has struggled to earn enough money to provide the basics like food, clothing and schooling for her children. Dejene loves school and his mother describes him as happy and helpful. He recently helped his mother and sister plant false banana on their small plot. Their intention was to provide a food source for the family and generate some income by selling what they didn't need. But poor weather and other conditions resulted in a failed crop. Dejene and his family are extremely vulnerable. Will you sponsor him and change the outcome for him and his whole family?
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Mulutsega
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 8
Mulutsega lives in Ethiopia with his mother and younger brother. The family sleeps together on the floor each night -- they live in a one-room house made of corrugated iron sheeting. Mulutsega is 8 years old and is in 1st grade. His favorite subject is mathematics. Despite his single mother’s efforts to earn money for food, soap, school supplies and other necessities, sporadic work opportunities selling injera or as a cleaner are not enough. His mother knows and values the importance of education, but Mulutsega often attends school hungry and without a pencil, paper or workbook. Will you sponsor Mulutsega and change the course of his life?
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Natnael
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 11
Natnael is 11 years old and lives with his single mother and older sister in Ethiopia. They live in a very small one-room home with only enough room for one single bed that they share. Natnael likes to read and enjoys school, although he often has to attend on an empty stomach and without the paper and pencil needed to do his work. His mother works when she can find employment as a house cleaner, but her income is not nearly enough to cover their basic living expenses. Will you become Natnael’s sponsor today and give him the helping hand he needs to change his future?
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Biruk
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 10
At school, Biruk ranks first in his class of 40 students, despite not having basic school supplies. His mother and teachers describe him as a very bright, hard-working boy who is kind to everyone. At home, Biruk, his mother and two older siblings barely have enough food or suitable shelter. His family of four live together in one very small, rented room in western Ethiopia. His mother works whenever she can washing clothes and cleaning, but work is very scarce, so this family has no reliable source of income. Biruk really needs a helping hand. Will you sponsor Biruk and give this promising young boy the help he needs? Sponsorship would change his future and help his family break out of their poverty cycle.
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Abush
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 12
Abush lives in southern Ethiopia with his mother and younger sister in a single small, rented room. They are at risk of being evicted as Abush’s mother has been unable to pay the rent for some time. Abush’s father recently passed away and the work his mom is able to find as a cleaner is not enough to cover the basic necessities for her family. Abush is described as smart, mature and helpful. Will you sponsor this young boy so he and his family get the food and school supplies they need?
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Yohannes
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 11
Despite his challenging circumstances, Yohannes is a great student. He is eleven years old and ranks first in his 3rd grade class of 47 students! He lives with his mother and older brother in Southern Ethiopia. The family of three lives together in one very small room in a rented house made from mud with a grass roof. Farming was the primary source of income for this family before the recent passing of Yohannes’ father. Since then, his mother does her best, baking and selling injera and occasionally working as a house keeper. Her income does not allow the family to meet their basic needs, which means that Yohannes often goes to school without food or supplies. His mom describes him as a happy, optimistic and respectful child, who is kind to everyone. She has high hopes of Yohannes staying in school and for a brighter future for her family. A sponsorship for Yohannes would be the life-changing step they need in that direction.
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Agegnehu
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 10
Agegnehu loves to play with the children his age in his village. He is active and thought of by all as very respectful and sociable. His mother is raising him and his younger brother alone and works hard, but struggles to meet their basic needs for living. Agegnehu helps to care for his brother if his mother is able to earn income as a day laborer and also helps his mother in her attempts to grow food for the family of three to eat. These limited opportunities for resources and income have been all but eliminated with COVID-19 and the current unrest in Ethiopia. A sponsorship for Agegnehu would bring the basic nutritional resources necessary for survival to him and his family. Are you the sponsor who changes this young boy's life?
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Haben
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 14
Haben lives with his mother and brother in a small hut in Ethiopia. Haben’s mother is unable to work – leaving the family with no means to meet even their basic needs. Haben enjoys learning and attends school but does so without any of the supplies required for the classroom and often arrives on an empty stomach. When he is able to attend school he receives lunch there – however he has recently missed over four months of school and lunches due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Your sponsorship would provide life changing relief to this child and his family.
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Ararsa
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 14
Ararsa enjoys school especially the areas of reading and research. He is one of the top ten students in his class and often helps his younger brother with schooling as well. His mother works as a daily laborer, but due to illness is often unable to work. Her sporadic wages are not enough to buy food and fulfill basic needs for the family. This means Ararsa often goes to school with an empty stomach. Your sponsorship would help provide him with enough food and access to basic life necessities.
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Yogansh
Country: India
Age: 10
Yogansh lives with his mother, father and grandmother in a one room rented apartment in the Masjid Bandar slum community in India. He is an active young boy who likes to play outdoor games like cricket and football. This past year, his father became ill and has been unable to work steadily. This compounded the already dire financial situation the family was in. His mother has been able to find part-time work in an office, but must split her time to take care of her young son, ill husband and the elderly grandmother. Despite the family’s hardship, Yoganesh attends school regularly and is a good student. Our partner social workers in India report that his parents are very proud of their son who is said to be “good, responsible, very good in studies and well mannered.”
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Million
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 13
Million lives in northern Ethiopia, with is mother and sister. He is a helpful child and assists his mom around the house. He is a smart boy and likes school, however, he does not have the proper materials. Your sponsorship will make it possible for him to have the school supplies he needs to stay in school and for his family to meet their basic needs.
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Natnael
Country: Ethiopia
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Natnael lives in northern Ethiopia with his mother. He and his older siblings all attend school, but the family struggles to meet their daily needs, including school supplies, If, given the proper support, Natnael’s mother would like to start a small business selling coffee and tea. Your sponsorship will give him the support and guidance he needs to meet his basic needs and possibly start a business.
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