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Hola I'm Olga

That's hello in Spanish

Waiting for 10 months

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

My birthday is the 8th January.

I love basketball.

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

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

SPONSOR OLGA

Sponsor Olga

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Mason / Bricklayer and Food Vendor.

I have 2 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

My Project

Church Partner:

GU0830, Amigos del Rey

Location:

Retalhuleu, Guatemala

Closest Major City:

Retalhuleu

Community:

Coastal, City

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Spanish

No. of Residents:

70,000

Most Common Occupation:

Day Labour,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tile,
Wall: Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe,
Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:

Beans,
Fish,
Maize,
Rice,
Chicken

My Country

Capital City:

Guatemala City

Population:

14.91 million

Life expectancy:

Male 70.07 years, Female 74.06 years

Population with improved drinking water:

Urban 98.4%, Rural 86.8%

Adult literacy rate:

Male 87.4%, Female 76.3%

Infant mortality rate:

22.73/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

31/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

11.53%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Mason / Bricklayer and Food Vendor.

I have 2 brothers and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:

GU0830, Amigos del Rey

Location:

Retalhuleu, Guatemala

Closest Major City:

Retalhuleu

Community:

Coastal, City

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Spanish

No. of Residents:

70,000

Most Common Occupation:

Day Labour,

Domestic Services

Typical House Construction:

Roof: Tile,
Wall: Mud/Earth/Clay/Adobe,
Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:

Beans,
Fish,
Maize,
Rice,
Chicken

Capital City:

Guatemala City

Population:

14.91 million

Life expectancy:

Male 70.07 years, Female 74.06 years

Population with improved drinking water:

Urban 98.4%, Rural 86.8%

Adult literacy rate:

Male 87.4%, Female 76.3%

Infant mortality rate:

22.73/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

31/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

11.53%

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Hola I'm Olga

£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:

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:

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