Children not in school
Seliane is fifteen years old, and does not go to school She has little to eat, and an unsafe place to live. Her mother is dead, she does not see her father, and she has few opportunities. “I am healthy. I am never sick, but I eat rarely. I eat a slice of bread every morning, sometimes a quarter of can of corn.” Sponsorship level: $12 per month.
Melissa is a six year old girl living in one of the poorest slums in the Western Hemisphere. She does not go to school. Her family can’t afford more than one meal a day for her, just rice and peas. Sponsorship level: $12 per month.
Sophia is twelve years old, and has not gone to school for one year. There is no medical help when she and her family are sick. Her father has disappeared, and her mother is sick and can’t work. The family of five people stays in one tiny, shabby room. Sponsorship level: $12 per month.
Cola is ten years old, and is not going to school, but she would love to return. She eats just one meal a day, but sometimes they have nothing at all, and then she just stays in bed. She sleeps on the dirt floor since there is no bed. Cola is also sick, but there is no money for her to see a doctor. Sponsorship level: $12 per month.
