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Hello I'm Melgar

Melgar Melgar

I'm a 5 year-old boy and I live with my mother and father in Philippines.

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My birthday is the 17th May.

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I love drawing, clapping hands to rhythm, dancing and rolling a ball.

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I' m too young to attend school, so I participate in Home Based Compassion programme activities.

£32 per month will empower him to overcome poverty

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In my family, the adults work as a Fisher.

I have 2 brothers and 0 sisters 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: Leaves/Grass/Thatch, 
  • Wall: Bamboo, 
  • Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:


  • Bananas, 
  • Fish, 
  • Rice, 
  • Pork

Country:

Philippines

Capital City:

Manila

Population:

105 million

Life expectancy:

male 66.1 years, female 73.3 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 93.7%, rural 90.3%

Population with improved sanitation:

73.9%

Infant mortality rate:

20.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

21.5%

Adult literacy rate:

male 95.8%, female 96.8%

Religion:

Roman Catholic 80.6%, Protestant 8.2% (includes Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 2.7%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.2%, other Protestant 4.3%), other Christian 3.4%, Muslim 5.6%, tribal religions .2%, other 1.9%, none .1% (2010 est.)

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

21.6%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Fisher.

I have 2 brothers and 0 sisters 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: Leaves/Grass/Thatch, 
  • Wall: Bamboo, 
  • Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:


  • Bananas, 
  • Fish, 
  • Rice, 
  • Pork

Country:

Philippines

Capital City:

Manila

Population:

105 million

Life expectancy:

male 66.1 years, female 73.3 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 93.7%, rural 90.3%

Population with improved sanitation:

73.9%

Infant mortality rate:

20.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

21.5%

Adult literacy rate:

male 95.8%, female 96.8%

Religion:

Roman Catholic 80.6%, Protestant 8.2% (includes Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 2.7%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.2%, other Protestant 4.3%), other Christian 3.4%, Muslim 5.6%, tribal religions .2%, other 1.9%, none .1% (2010 est.)

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

21.6%

Melgar's project in Philippines




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