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Pengfang Zhang (张鹏芳)
$270 of $270 donated
Sichuan, China
My family has struggled with economic hardships my entire life. Since my father passed away when I was only six months old, I never had the chance to utter the words “daddy”. After the death of my father, my mother shouldered the responsibilities of raising two children. At times when the crop harvest was poor, I would often suffer hunger pains from not having enough to eat. Coming from a single-parent family, my older brother and I would often be made fun of by other children in the village for not having a father. However, I learned to bear these hardships without complaint because I know that my mother has to be even stronger to support the family. I used to contemplate the option of ending my education in order to support my older brother’s schooling. I know this would also lessen my mother’s burdens by reducing the cost of two tuition bills. However, with the help of past donors, I am again seeing hope in my future. (Translated from Pengfang’s autobiographical sketch)
Liset Aurora
$0 of $350 donated
Tunja, Colombia
My name is Liset Aurora. I was born in Tunja, Colombia, South America. I am 11 years old. I am the youngest of three children. My older sister is 21 and my younger sister is 20. She has a 2 year old baby. I live with my mother, my two sisters, my nephew and three uncles in a rented apartment. My father abandoned us when I was 4 years old. He lives with another woman and has a little girl-my third sister. Since then, my mother has not received any financial support from him. We, his daughters, do not receive any support towards our education. My mother has struggled and worked very hard to send us to school. My sisters already finished high school but because of financial difficulties were not able to attend college. My sisters do have to work to help my mother because she had an aneurysm and was not able to get a job again, even though she had the desired to continue working. My mother then started to make wooden handicrafts. She sells those handicrafts and with the money she gets w...
Tatiana Quezada
$350 of $350 donated
Santander, Colombia
My name is Tatiana. I am 16 years old. I live in Girón with my parents, two brothers and two sisters. We lost our home several years ago due to a flood. Right now we are living in a provisional home provided by the government. The place where we live does not have access roads; there are community laundry sinks, community bathrooms and community recreational spaces. The supply of water and electricity is provisional. The families that were affected by the flood and lost their homes were relocated to a different area while the government builds new homes in a safe area. Right now the government is visiting the families affected by the flood to give them their new home. Since my parents work most of the time and my brothers and sisters study during the day, I decided to validate so I can stay home to receive the visit from the government. I study every Sunday from 7 -1 p.m. Since I am validating, I can finish one grade in a 6 month period. This means I will finish 9th grade in June a...
Rahab Wangaira
$0 of $400 donated
Kinangop, Kenya
Rahab and her older brother Moses were victims of domestic violence. Their grandmother contacted local authorities to report that her daughter, who is mentally disturbed, was abusing her children. Moses was removed from his mother's home after suffering severe burns and other life- threatening injuries. Rahab and Moses became part of the Flying Kites family after their grandmother, who lives in abject poverty, became ill and unable to care for them. During her first few weeks at FKKCC, Rahab refused to leave her brother's side, but after a lot of attention from the matrons, she has joined the other children at nursery school and is slowly beginning to peek out from behind her big brother's shadow.
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