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Hola I'm Emely

That's hello in Spanish

Waiting for 5 months

I'm a 12 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Colombia.

My birthday is the 14th March.

I love group games.

I'm in year 7, and my favourite subject is Physical Education.

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

SPONSOR EMELY

Sponsor Emely

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Other.

I have 0 brothers and 3 sisters living with the family.

My Project

Church Partner:

CO0600, CDI El Buen Samaritano

Location:

Tierralta, Colombia

Closest Major City:

Monteria

Community:

Plains/Flat Land, Town

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Spanish

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Day Labour,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Leaves/Grass/Thatch,
Wall: Wood,
Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:

Bananas,
Beef,
Cassava,
Fish,
Maize,
Rice,
Chicken

My Country

Capital City:

Bogotá

Population:

46.73 million

Life expectancy:

male 72.34 years, female 78.8 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 96.8%, rural 73.8%

Adult literacy rate:

male 94.6%, female 94.8%

Under 5 mortality rate:

17/1,000

Infant mortality rate:

14.58/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

2.9 million or 6.12%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Other.

I have 0 brothers and 3 sisters living with the family.

Church Partner:

CO0600, CDI El Buen Samaritano

Location:

Tierralta, Colombia

Closest Major City:

Monteria

Community:

Plains/Flat Land, Town

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Spanish

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Day Labour,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Leaves/Grass/Thatch,
Wall: Wood,
Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:

Bananas,
Beef,
Cassava,
Fish,
Maize,
Rice,
Chicken

Capital City:

Bogotá

Population:

46.73 million

Life expectancy:

male 72.34 years, female 78.8 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 96.8%, rural 73.8%

Adult literacy rate:

male 94.6%, female 94.8%

Under 5 mortality rate:

17/1,000

Infant mortality rate:

14.58/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

2.9 million or 6.12%

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Hola I'm Emely

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

Church Partner:

Location:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Adult literacy rate:

Under 5 mortality rate:

Infant mortality rate:

Religion:

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

Church Partner:

Location:

Closest Major City:

Community:

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

No. of Residents:

Most Common Occupation:

Typical House Construction:

Regional Diet:

Capital City:

Population:

Life expectancy:

Population with improved drinking water:

Adult literacy rate:

Under 5 mortality rate:

Infant mortality rate:

Religion:

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

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