Hola I'm Leyner

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I'm a 13 year-old boy and I live with my mother and father in Ecuador.

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My birthday is the 24th January.

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I love clapping hands to rhythm and swimming.

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

£32 per month will empower him to overcome poverty

In my family, the adults work as a Laundry Worker.

I have 1 brother and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron, 
  • Wall: Brick/Block/Cement, 
  • Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:


  • Bananas, 
  • Beans, 
  • Bread, 
  • Cassava, 
  • Chickens, 
  • Fish, 
  • Maize, 
  • Plantains, 
  • Rice, 
  • Lentils, 
  • Egg, 
  • Pork

Capital City:

Quito

Population:

15.86 million

Life expectancy:

 male 73.6 years, female 79.67 years

Population with improved drinking water:

 urban 93.4%, rural 75.5%

Adult literacy rate:

 male 95.4%, female 93.5%

Infant mortality rate:

17.38/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

23/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 74%, Evangelical 10.4%, Jehovah’s Witness 1.2%, other 6.4% (includes Mormon Buddhist, Jewish, Spiritualist, Muslim, Hindu, indigenous religions, African American religions, Pentecostal), atheist 7.9%, agnostic 0.1%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

4.43% (700,000)

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Laundry Worker.

I have 1 brother and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron, 
  • Wall: Brick/Block/Cement, 
  • Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:


  • Bananas, 
  • Beans, 
  • Bread, 
  • Cassava, 
  • Chickens, 
  • Fish, 
  • Maize, 
  • Plantains, 
  • Rice, 
  • Lentils, 
  • Egg, 
  • Pork

Capital City:

Quito

Population:

15.86 million

Life expectancy:

 male 73.6 years, female 79.67 years

Population with improved drinking water:

 urban 93.4%, rural 75.5%

Adult literacy rate:

 male 95.4%, female 93.5%

Infant mortality rate:

17.38/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

23/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 74%, Evangelical 10.4%, Jehovah’s Witness 1.2%, other 6.4% (includes Mormon Buddhist, Jewish, Spiritualist, Muslim, Hindu, indigenous religions, African American religions, Pentecostal), atheist 7.9%, agnostic 0.1%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

4.43% (700,000)

Leyner's project in Ecuador




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