Educate 300 Guatemalan Children

Damaris and Ana are originally from Guatemala City and have suffered a lot in their short lives. Their father, who is from Honduras, was very aggressive and used drugs and alcohol. He did not have a steady job and instead spent his time stealing and would arrive home high on drugs and would abuse Damaris and Ana as well as their mother. Later he decided to return to his country leaving his family abandoned and with no means to survive.

After they were abandoned the mother of the family became part of a group of extortionists which put her daughters at risk. In March of 2012 she participated in an armed attack on a taxi for which she was arrested and sentenced to 14 years of prison for attempted homicide. The girls were then left in the care of their grandmother though they suffered from many psychological problems due to all they had seen.

In October of 2014 their grandmother passed away from diabetes and since then the girls have been cared for by their grandfather who works very hard washing cars and doing some construction work. He earns very little, barely enough to survive, however he has dedicated himself to caring for his granddaughters.

While he was working washing cars the girls would work helping him park the cars instead of attending school and were exposed to all sorts of abuse in the streets. In September of 2015 one of the directors of Asociación Nuestros Ahijados saw the girls working and decided to tell the grandfather about the services offered by the Project and encouraged him to seek help there.

Since then the social work and legal department have been working on the girls’ case. They were given psychological and medical care as well as food and they were enrolled in the Dreamer Center school so that they could get an education.

The girls’ lives have changed completely thanks to donors like you. Now instead of working the girls go to school and their grandfather has peace of mind knowing that his granddaughters are in good hands where they receive food and education helping them to break the bitter chains of poverty so that they have a better present and will have a better future.

Please consider making another donation to help support Damaris, Ana and other children with similar situations so that they can get off the streets and into classrooms. 

 With Gratitude,

Rina Lazo

Links:

• The GOD'S CHILD Project website
• The GOD'S CHILD Project on Facebook