Luisa María was born on September 2, 2006 in Medellín, Colombia. She lives with her mom, who stays at home, and her grandparents, who work to support the family. They earn US$250 per month.

In this picture Luisa María is decorating a wild animal painting with some materials that you donated for her. Julian, thank you very much for your donation!

Alejandra was born on March 8, 2007 in Medellín, Colombia. She lives with her mother Ingrid, in Manrique La Cruz. Alejandra’s mother does different work to support the family. She earns about US$326 per month.

In this picture, Alejandra is decorating the Colombian flag. In her free time, she loves to play with toys. Alejandra is very happy and thankful for your donation of a back to school kit!

Yesica lives in Manrique de la Cruz and was born on October 8, 2007 in Medellín, Colombia. Her mother is María and she works as an independent seller, with an average income of US $160 per month.

Yesica’s mother’s income is not always enough to support Yesica with school supplies. In this picture, Yesica is doing a wild animals puzzle. When she is not doing homework, she likes to play with dolls.

Thank you so much Peter and Kim for your gift of a back to school kit. Yesica very much appreciates your help!

Ximena was born on January 19, 2008 in Medellín, Colombia. Her mother, Erica, stays at home and her father father Argiro works as a cellar assistant. The family earns just US$326 per month.

In this picture, Ximena is building a house with legos as she very much enjoys spending time playing with toys.

As the family cannot always afford to buy Ximena new supplies for school, thank you so much Peter and Kim for helping Ximena.  She is very excited to go to school with all her supplies!

From left to right in the picture to the right, Mateo was born on April 7th, 2006 in Medellín, Colombia. He lives with his parents, sister, and brother in the neighborhood of El Pinal. His father is an independent worker and earns about US $150 dollars a month. Although Estrada suffers from kidney failure, he still is able to enjoy playing with his friends in the park.
Samuel was born on November 28th, 2006 in Medellín, Colombia and lives with his parents in the Altos de Oriente Neighborhood. His father works as a manager and his mother as a technical teacher. Together they earn about US $400 a month. Samuel enjoys playing with his cousin Carlos in his free time and also likes playing soccer.
Carlos was born on December 14th, 2006 in Medellín, Colombia. He lives with his mother, maternal grandmother and his two sisters in the Altos de Oriente neighborhood. His mother works during the days as a housekeeper for families and has a monthly income of about US $120 dollars. He very much likes to dance, sing and play with his cousin Samuel.
Ana was born on July 12th, 2006 in Medellín, Colombia. She lives with her mother and maternal grandparents in the Adolfo Paz neighborhood. Her mother works as a secretary with an income of US $250 per month. She very much likes to sing, dance and play with her classmates.
Leidy was born on September 8th, 2006 in Medellín, Colombia. She lives with her mother and two brothers in the Adolfo Paz neighborhood. Her mother operates machines in a garment factory with a monthly income of US $200 dollars. Leidy Mariana likes to play with dolls, paint and watch tv.
Thank you Kandace and Lowry for providing back to school kits for these children!

Mildrey is five years old and lives in Medellín, Colombia.

Her mother, Yuri, works as a independent seller and earns about $150 per month. Her father does not live with them anymore.

In this photo, Mildrey is painting. Mildrey loves school and helping her teacher.

Thank you Phillip for your donation!

Yumalay is five years old and lives in Medellín, Colombia. She lives with her mother and father, who works at a furniture shop. He earns about $350 a month.

In this photo, Yumalay is working with clay from the back to school kit you provided.

Philli, thank you for your support!

Sayoa lives with her parents Viviana and Pedro in Manrique la Cruz, Colombia. Sayoa’s mother stays at home and her dad works to support the family. He earns about $300 each month.

In this photo, Sayoa is working with some of the school supplies you provided. When she is not working on homework, she loves to read picture books.

Thank you Phillip for providing a back to school kit for Sayoa!

Manuel (sitting on the left) was born in Medellin in 2006 and lives with his parents, two sisters and three brothers. His father works on a farm and this earns them a monthly income of  about $300. He likes to play with balls, cars and puppets.

Thank you Peter and Kim for supporting his new back to school kit!

Mateo was born in 2004 in Medellín, Colombia. He lives in La Cruz with his parents. In his free time he likes to play ball and play with cars. His mother takes care of the house and his father is an operator with a monthly income of about $150 USD each month. Mateo is really happy to have crayons to draw and paint colorful pictures!

Thank you Marc for supporting his new back to school kit!