Meet Maria Elena

My friend Kelly and I have sponsored this beautiful little girl who lives in Guatemala. We are sponsoring her so she can go to school, as her parents can not afford to send her to school. She will get new shoes, a backpack and supplies and be able to attend school. Below is more information on our precious Maria.

Maria Elena is 9yrs old. She is in first grade. Her birthday is December 4th.
She lives in Santa Catarina with her father Esquipulas 30yrs old and
her mother, Maria 29yrs old. She has one sister, Angela Griselda 3yrs
old and one brother, Roberto 10yrs old. He is in first grade.

The father works as a builders assistant and earns $33 US per week.
The mother stays at home looking after the children.

They are renting their house, they have one room made of mud brick and are sharing a kitchen with the mother in law.
They are paying $27 US per month for the room. They have two beds.
They have one closet.
They do not have a table or chairs.
They have a pila.
They have electricity connected. and pay $3 US per month.
They have a toilet.
They do not have a water filter.
They do not have an onil stove.
They do not have enough blankets for the bed.
Their main diet is bean, past and wild herbs.
Maria Elena's brother, Roberto has a problem with his speech. He is very hard to understand when he speaks. He has never received treatment for this.

If you would like to help Elena and her family or any of the needy chilldren and families in Guatemala please go to www.mayanfamilies.com