Hola timo grasias por responder la situasion es la siguiente yo en mi colegio no pago nada pero tengo que pagar el transporte ycuesta 6 cordobas tambien tengo que pagar folleto y esos cuestan de 1a2 cordobas y yo salgo alas 4 dela mañana de mi casa y me boy sin desayunar y alla commpro mis alimentos yo en total gasto 20 cordobas en total diario y yo quiero que me consigas un padrino y le cuentes mi situacion y que por lomenos me ayudes en 20 dolares por cada mes y cuentale donde vivo como soy y que tengo 15 años.
Hi Tim. Thank you for responding. The situation is the following: in my school I don’t pay anything but I have to pay transportation costs, which are about 6 cordobas [about $0.33 US]. Also, I have to pay for handouts, and those cost between 1 and 2 cordobas [between $0.06-$0.12]. And, I leave my house at 4:00 in the morning, and I go without breakfast. I buy my food there [in León]. In total, I spend 20 cordobas [$1.11 US] every day. I want you to help find me a “godfather” and tell them my situation, and that at least you could help me with $20.00 a month, and tell them where I live and how I am, and that I am fifteen years old.
Background story
This is a fundraising blog for Iveth and Joselin Betancour, my former host sisters in the town of La Unión, Nicaragua. Iveth is 24 years old, and Joselin is 22. Over the course of the last nine years, our friends and family members have joined together to raise close to $10,000 to help send Iveth (and now Joselin) to school. Now a student at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua (UNAN), Iveth is working on a social work degree, and Joselin is pursuing a degree in nursing. This is a blog dedicated to helping them achieve their goals.
The background: In the summer of 2001, I spent a summer working with community-based health initiatives in a hurricane resettlement town in rural Nicaragua. During that time, I lived with the family of Marlene and Marvin Cortez-Ramos and their three children, and grew close to all members of the family.
In 2003, I returned twice to visit the ever-expanding Cortez-Ramos family and see the progression of the town. La Unión (so-named because it's a union of politically and geographically disparate hurricane victims) is a town of between 500 and 600 people. In recent years (which were economically bad ones for the country as a whole), many of the men of the town have taken to spending seasons as undocumented agricultural workers in Costa Rica to make ends meet.
Iveth and Joselin are special in a town where few people—and fewer women— attend school past fifth or sixth grade. Their family has emotionally supported their ambitious educational plans but has been unable to provide the financial means to do so.
Over the last few years, our family and friends have contributed to an education fund that enabled Iveth to continue her education. This year we are hoping to raise enough money to help Iveth and Joselin continue their journey.
The background: In the summer of 2001, I spent a summer working with community-based health initiatives in a hurricane resettlement town in rural Nicaragua. During that time, I lived with the family of Marlene and Marvin Cortez-Ramos and their three children, and grew close to all members of the family.
In 2003, I returned twice to visit the ever-expanding Cortez-Ramos family and see the progression of the town. La Unión (so-named because it's a union of politically and geographically disparate hurricane victims) is a town of between 500 and 600 people. In recent years (which were economically bad ones for the country as a whole), many of the men of the town have taken to spending seasons as undocumented agricultural workers in Costa Rica to make ends meet.
Iveth and Joselin are special in a town where few people—and fewer women— attend school past fifth or sixth grade. Their family has emotionally supported their ambitious educational plans but has been unable to provide the financial means to do so.
Over the last few years, our family and friends have contributed to an education fund that enabled Iveth to continue her education. This year we are hoping to raise enough money to help Iveth and Joselin continue their journey.
Public schooling in Nicaragua is actually free of charge, but the daily transportation needs and costs associated with attending school in the city have become too great a burden for their family.
Below you can read her breakdown of costs. Annually, it costs around $1500 to send them to school. Please consider donating to this cause by clicking on the Dwolla donation button.
Below you can read her breakdown of costs. Annually, it costs around $1500 to send them to school. Please consider donating to this cause by clicking on the Dwolla donation button.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment