Sponsor a Child | Child Sponsorship

¡Hola! I'm Shayza

That's hello in Spanish

Waiting for 2 months

I'm a 2 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Dominican Republic.

My birthday is the 21st December.

I love bicycling and dolls.

I am not enrolled at school.

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

SPONSOR SHAYZA

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Law Enforcement and Homemaker.

I have 0 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

My Project

Church Partner:

DR0872, Fundacion Ministerio Infantil Las Ovejitas de Jesus

Location:

Yamasá, Dominican Republic

Closest Major City:

Distrito Nacional

Community:

Mountainous, Rural

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Español

No. of Residents:

57,982

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Wood,
Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:

Bananas,
Bread,
Chickens,
Maize,
Rice,
Egg

My Country

Capital City:

Santo Domingo

Population:

10.47 million

Life expectancy:

male 75.76 years, female 80.28 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 85.4%, rural 81.9%

Adult literacy rate:

male 91.2%, female 92.3%

Infant mortality rate:

18.84/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

28/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

2.32%

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Law Enforcement and Homemaker.

I have 0 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:

DR0872, Fundacion Ministerio Infantil Las Ovejitas de Jesus

Location:

Yamasá, Dominican Republic

Closest Major City:

Distrito Nacional

Community:

Mountainous, Rural

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Español

No. of Residents:

57,982

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron,
Wall: Wood,
Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:

Bananas,
Bread,
Chickens,
Maize,
Rice,
Egg

Capital City:

Santo Domingo

Population:

10.47 million

Life expectancy:

male 75.76 years, female 80.28 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 85.4%, rural 81.9%

Adult literacy rate:

male 91.2%, female 92.3%

Infant mortality rate:

18.84/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

28/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

2.32%

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¡Hola! I'm Shayza

£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:

Infant mortality rate:

Under 5 mortality rate:

Religion:

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

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:

Infant mortality rate:

Under 5 mortality rate:

Religion:

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

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