Educate 300 Guatemalan Children

Carlos is 7 years old and at his young age has already suffered many problems at home. His mom was in a gang in the capital and his father was an alcoholic who would beat his wife and children. Carlos was raised by his grandmother however she passed away from uterine cancer at the beginning of the year so he is now in the care of his father.

The family lives in poor conditions in a house made of sheets of metal and a dirt floor. The family doesn’t have the resources to build a dignified home. While the grandmother was still alive she came to the God’s Child Project asking for help with the construction of a home. Unfortunately the Project could not help them with the construction of a home because the land that they live on is not their own and the owner could kick them out at any time.

However, because the Project knew the needs of the family they were given sheets of metal so that they could cover the holes in the house. Carlos was also registered at the Dreamer’s Center school and receives all of the benefits of the school to improve his quality of life.

Currently Carlos is in first grade and has average grades but is studying hard to learn more each day. Carlos does not have contact with his mother but his father, who is no longer drinking, and his aunt take care of him. Carlos has improved his grades since he started at the Dreamer’s Center where he receives and education, food, as well as a beautiful place to go to school.

Carlos is very happy to attend the Dreamer’s Center and would like to be a successful person. 

This girl is 9 years old and is in 3rd grade at the Dreamer´s Center School of the God´s Child Project. In January of 2015 the family came to the God´s Child Project looking for educational support for their daughter due to various problems in the family (economical, illnesses and the family´s living conditions etc.). The girl was accepted at the Dreamer´s Center along with 3 sisters of varying ages.

She is a very special case because she has already suffered a lot at her young age. Her mother is her only support and she will need more attention than the other children since she has attempted to commit suicide. The girl, her 3 siblings and mother have suffered since her father was kidnapped and killed 6 years ago.

The Project is supporting the girl´s family in several ways because we want to help her to heal from all that she has suffered and help her to have a childhood without worries and adult problems. As a special case they will receive medical and psychological care and legal counsel. They will also receive donated vegetables every Friday. The Dreamer´s Center will provide breakfast and lunch for the girl as well as school supplies and shoes.

Despite the problems that the girl has faced she is happy here at the Dreamer´s Center and travels from Chimaltenango every day with her sisters to go to school and get a good education.