Maria sells newspapers in El Salvador
September 15, 2009 at 1:05 pm Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) 1 comment
What kind of job would you do if your life depended on it? Would you dive to the bottom of a river to collect sand? Pound rocks into gravel? Chop sugar cane in the hot sun?
Maria, the mother of two sponsored children, sells newspapers on a busy street corner in Santa Ana, El Salvador, to support her family. She earns $4.50 a day, not enough to cover expenses.
CFCA sponsorship helps fill the gap between what she earns and what she needs not just to survive, but to get ahead. She receives health care and food provisions for her family. Sponsorship support also enables Maria to provide an education for her children in the hope that they can break the cycle of poverty.
That’s why Maria continues to brave rush-hour traffic, blazing heat and pounding rain to sell newspapers.
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Entry filed under: Around the World with CFCA, Central America. Tags: aging, benefits, cfca, children, christian, El Salvador, labor, Santa Ana, sponsorship, technorati, work.
1. Alcino Antonio dos Santos Ximenes | September 22, 2009 at 9:18 am
I am very grateful for your helping, because you had helped many people in the world.