Sponsor a Child | Child Sponsorship

¡Hola! I'm Albert

That's hello in Spanish

Waiting for 8 months

I'm a 4 year-old boy and I live with my mother and father in Colombia.

My birthday is the 7th September.

I love ball games, dancing, group games and jumping.

I am not enrolled at school.

£32 per month will empower him to overcome poverty

SPONSOR ALBERT

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Transportation / Driver.

I have 1 brother and 0 sisters living with the family.

My Project

Church Partner:

CO0955, Centro de Desarrollo Infantil Semillas de Esperanzas

Location:

Monte Bello, Colombia

Closest Major City:

Riohacha

Community:

Desert, City

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Español

No. of Residents:

1,700

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Day Labour

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe,
Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:

Beef,
Bread,
Chickens,
Fish,
Goat,
Maize

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 Transportation / Driver.

I have 1 brother and 0 sisters living with the family.

Church Partner:

CO0955, Centro de Desarrollo Infantil Semillas de Esperanzas

Location:

Monte Bello, Colombia

Closest Major City:

Riohacha

Community:

Desert, City

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Español

No. of Residents:

1,700

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Day Labour

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe,
Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:

Beef,
Bread,
Chickens,
Fish,
Goat,
Maize

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 Albert

£32 per month will empower him 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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