Project Report
| Jun 29, 2015
A new opportunity in life
By Jose Arevalo | Director of Development
She is from the department of Suchitepéquez, studies at the Scheel Center in 4th grade. She lives with her step-father, mother, and six siblings. Her father passed away a few years ago in a car accident while returning home.
Since then her mother maintains the family working as a day laborer or cleaning houses. They moved to the town of La Rinconada, Jocotenango where they are provided with housing and the mother receives a salary to help on a plantation. Since moving her mother has dedicated herself to looking for help for her children so that they can study. Her siblings study in different schools but she was given the opportunity to study at the Scheel Center where she receives breakfast and lunch, medical and dental care among other things.
She has had psychological problems since the death of her father and she has not been able to overcome them so the project also helps her and the rest of her family with counseling regularly. Her mother also receives vegetables and her siblings sometimes receive clothes.
Thanks to the help of the God’s Child Project the life of the family is improving and she is overcoming the problems that affected her.
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Apr 1, 2015
A Brighter Future for Estefany
By Kendell Martell | Benefactors Services
Estafany comes from a very low income family. Since she was little she has worked with her parents selling food at fairs around the country and was forced to always be on the move since the fairs never stay in one place for very long. Because of this she was unable to attend school with children her age. She and her family soon realized that she would need to get an education in order to have a brighter future. They looked for help from many institutions but were unable to receive assistance due to her age and her family’s lack of resources. In January of 2015 they came to the Scheel Center, part of the God’s Child Project, and she and two of her siblings were accepted into the program. She is now 15 years old and is in the first grade in the Scheel Center.
Currently Estefany receives all of the benefits that the God’s Child Project gives to its students: clothes, shoes, food and medical and dental care. The legal department is also giving support to the family since one time when Estefany was helping her parents sell food someone attempted to rape her. This person works selling food nearby and her father realized what was going on and came to the defense of his daughter and reported the incident to the police. The Project is giving them all the support necessary, especially psychological care for Estefany since the incident affected her emotionally.
Despite all of the problems that she has dealt with, Estefany is determined to finish her studies and is very happy with how her teachers and classmates treat her and is thankful for the support of her family. Her parents are also grateful for the God’s Child Project and the opportunity that it has given their children to grow and have a brighter future.
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Jan 9, 2015
Following her Dreams
By The GOD'S CHILD Project | Benefactors Services
The girl is 14 years old and has been attending classes at the Dreamer´s Center for three years. She has been a great help to her mother since they never had the help of a father. The family is made up of the mother, the girl´s brother and her. The mother works selling vegetables at the market in Chimaltenango. She doesn´t earn very much but it is enough for them to survive on.
Their living conditions are not very good since the house is built out of sheets of metal and has a dirt floor. There are only two beds in the house and they have to share them. The grandmother and a baby who was abandoned by one of the mother´s sisters also live with them.
Because of all of the problems the family faced both the girl and her little brother were accepted at the Dreamer´s Center School. The boy is in 5th grade and the girl just finished 6th grade with good grades. She will now receive help with her middle school education through our scholarship program.
The mother of the family is very thankful for the support that the God´s Child Project has given them during this time since the help has not just been for the children but for the family in general.
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