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Hola I'm Melquisedec

That's hello in Spanish

Waiting for 8 months

I'm a 11 year-old boy and I live with my mother and father in Guatemala.

My birthday is the 22nd December.

I love reading and playing sport.

I'm in year 5, and my favourite subjects are Art, Language and Maths.

£32 per month will empower him to overcome poverty

SPONSOR MELQUISEDEC

Sponsor Melquisedec

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Agriculture / Farmer.

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

My Project

Church Partner:

GU0993, Bethesda

Location:

San Miguel Chicaj, Guatemala

Closest Major City:

Salama, Baja Verapaz

Community:

Coastal, Town

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Spanish end Achi

No. of Residents:

24,949

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Day Labour

Typical House Construction:

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

Regional Diet:

Bananas,
Beans,
Bread,
Maize

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 Agriculture / Farmer.

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

Church Partner:

GU0993, Bethesda

Location:

San Miguel Chicaj, Guatemala

Closest Major City:

Salama, Baja Verapaz

Community:

Coastal, Town

Most Commonly Spoken Language:

Spanish end Achi

No. of Residents:

24,949

Most Common Occupation:

Animal Herding,

Day Labour

Typical House Construction:

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

Regional Diet:

Bananas,
Beans,
Bread,
Maize

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 Melquisedec

£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:

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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