Angelica Can't Find Work And Struggles To Feed Her Family of Four (FA151)

Angelica hasn't been able to find a job. She lost her job stocking for Frito-Lays four months ago due to health problems. She suffers from fainting spells, as well as anxiety. She traveled around the country looking for a job, but hasn't found anything.

Angelica is severely depressed. There are days where she can't feed her family, her daughter doesn't have shoes, and their house is currently without electricity. All this stress has only made her more depressed, more anxious, and more unstable.

She is supporting her three children, 10-year old Daniela Maria, 15-year old Luz Abigail, and 18-year old Jakelin Fernanda, as well as her mother Maria Esperanza. She has no support from her husband, and must act as both the mother and father to her three children. This is becoming increasingly difficult, as she can't even afford to buy food for the family.

At this moment, the family is in great need of money for food, clothes, shoes, electricity, and gas. To provide this family with food for a month, the cost is U$150. To provide this family with a new tank of gas, the cost is U$23.

for more details of how to help Angelica and her family, please visit:

http://familyaidprogram.blogspot.com/2011/06/anjelica-cant-find-work-and-struggles.html

or
http://mayanfamiliesconnectionguatemala.blogspot.com/2011/06/angelica-cant-find-work-and-struggles.html
Thank you!

Today in El Barranco

Today we are having a large medical/dental/veterinarian group attending the people in El Barranco.

We have closed the pre-school for the day and will be using the three rooms for the different clinics.

It has been so busy this week have not had time to post but we had a wonderful group of people who came down and put on parties for the children of the pre-schools in El Barranco and in San Jorge. Please go to the web albums to have a look at the fun photos.

They gave the children chuchitos, tostados, horchata, cake, and brought a clown.

Each child got a big bag of food to take home, such as rice, beans corn etc.

They also got shoes, a bag, underwear, and a toy.

The teachers got lots of supplies and everyone had a wonderful time.

Sharon

Sharon Smart-Poage
MAYAN FAMILIES
Panajachel, Guatemala

Web: www.mayanfamilies.org

Give a Young Girl Options

PLEASE! PLEASE! Consider sponsoring a girl in Junior High, High School, or even University in 2011!

Today's newspaper in Guatemala printed these statistics: Prensa Libre (http://www.aula2pl.com/secciones/alarma/)

Sexually Active Youth:
The numbers of adolescents having sexual relations and the consequences are very alarming!

The following statistics have been registered just in 2010:
The young giving birth:
- 3,926 new mothers who gave birth this year were just 19 years old.
- 2,876 new mothers who gave birth this year were just  17 years old.
- 2,811 new mothers who gave birth this year were just 18 years old.
- 2,019  new mothers who gave birth this year were just 16 years old.

- 1,057  new mothers who gave birth this year were just  15 years old.


Pregnancies among children:  In the first 8 months of this year, 2010, there have been 680 pregnancies among girls 10 to 14 years old.  It is important to highlight that it is presumed that at least half of these pregnancies were the results of a rape.

▪ Premature Unions: Half of young women start a formal or consensual sexual relationship before their 20 years.
Alert!  Adolescents and young people (13-20) make up 69% of the population of Guatemala.