Thursday, January 29, 2009

Wonder what it's like to live in a trash dump?

Meet Bryan. He's 7 years old and lives in the Managua City trash dump with his mother Luisa and 5 brothers and sisters. He often goes to help his mom work collecting plastic bottles and other recyclable items in the dump and has never been able to stay in school for more than a couple weeks. Now, Bryan comes to Nica HOPE everyday, where he is learning his letters and numbers in a safe and healthy environment. We have helped him enroll in 1st grade for this year, but he needs the after-school tutoring and continual follow-up from the Nica HOPE team to keep him in school and out of the trash. Only $30 a month (that's $1 a day - less than a coffee) to help Bryan or a child like him. You really can make a difference. Nica HOPE can only help as many kids as supporters like you allow.

Meet Darling. She is 16 years old and has never made it past the second grade. She has been working with her mom near their home in the trash dump since she was old enough to walk. Now, Darling no longer needs to work in the dump because she earns money through the Nica HOPE jewelry program. At Nica HOPE she also receives daily tutoring classes, to get her ready for re-starting school this year. She still need shoes, a school uniform, school supplies, continual after-school tutoring, and individual follow-up to make it successfully through the school year. Will you help provide these resources for her?

We can't do this work alone.
To join us by sponsoring a child of La Chureca,
visit us at:

http://www.nicahope.org/

Our work is made possible by supporters like you.
Many thanks for your support!


Nica HOPE is an outreach of Fabretto Children's Foundation

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