Harlinson was born in 2007 in Medellín, Colombia. He lives in La Cruz with his mother, who takes care of the house, and his father, who is a construction worker with a monthly income of about $150 USD. Harlinson likes to play with cars and likes to use clay to shape his artistic creations.

Thank you Tom for providing Harlinson with a back to school kit!

Jefferson was born in Medellín, Colombia in 2006. He lives in La Cruz with his mother who stays at home. His father works as a guard and their monthly income is about $136 USD.

Thank you Rajeev for your generous donation of a back to school kit.

Jefferson likes to play with cars. His material of choice for building his creations is playdough.

Valentina was born in Caucasia, Colombia in 2006. She lives in La Cruz with her mother who works as a secretary and has a monthly income of about $110 USD. Valentina likes to act out dialogues with different toys. She makes use of geometric figures, like in this picture of a house.

Thank you for your generous support of a back to school kit, including a back pack for Valentina!

Elizabeth was born in 2006 in Medellín. She lives in La Cruz with her mother who stays at home and her father who is unemployed. Currently they don’t have a monthly income. Elizabeth likes to play with sand, building large towers which shows her attention to detail. Here Elizabeth used celofane to make her apple more life-like.

Thanks David for supporting a back to school kit for Elizabeth!

Andrés was born in 2006 in Medellín, Colombia. He lives in La Cruz with his mother who works various jobs and his brothers who are in school. Their monthly income is about $85 USD. Andrés likes to play with horses and motos, pretending that he is on a big roadway. Andrés’ love for fruit is seen in his drawing!

Thanks David for supporting a back to school kit for Andrés!

Estefanía was born on September 2, 2006 in Medellín, Colombia. She currently lives in La Cruz with her mother who is a clothes maker and her father who works in logistics; together their monthly income is about $135 USD. Their income does not allow the family to buy much educational supplies for Estefanía. 

Estefanía likes to ride on her bicycle through her neighborhood, play with dolls, and play with puzzles.

She very much appreciates your support and is excited to go to school with new supplies. Thank you so much Jim for your donation!

Sharic was born May 7, 2006 in Medellíin in Colombia. She lives in La Cruz with her mother who stays at home and her father who is a driver; together their monthly income is about $80 USD. This income does not allow the family to afford much more than their basic necessities.

 Sharic likes to play with dolls and assigns them different rolls. She also enjoys reading stories.

Sharic greatly appreciates your support and is very excited about receiving a back to school kit. Thank you so much Jim for your donation!

Esneider likes to play with his toys and paints, which he uses to create colorful pictures that reflect his happiness. Esneider is very happy with his paints and supplies which help him to realize his artistic vision! Thank you so much Ana Maria for this kind donation, Esneider greatly appreciates your support!

Michel was born October 27, 2007 in Medellín, Colombia. She lives with her mother and father in La Cruz. Valeria likes to play with her dolls, which she uses to act out creative scenes. Her mother takes care of the house and her father is a worker with a monthly income of about $150 USD. Valeria loves to color paintings, making sure to match the colors in her imagination with the colors she uses to make her art!

Thank you so much George for giving Michel and three other kids a back to school kit!