Since we started this ministry in in early 2009 our focus has been to supplement the basic care these children receive from the Guatemalan Government. There are approximately 80 children in residence and the Government has approximately 45 full time employees. Our modest contribution of five staff is a help to the center, but the ratio of adult supervisors to children remains woefully inadequate. It is now our hope that the newly elected Guatemalan Government will significantly increase staffing to more adequate levels. As such, it is our intention to continue to expand our staff and programming.
Part
of this mission’s vision has been to create a charity that assures
donors that 100% of their gifts goes directly to serve the children and
their caregivers. We have been fortunate to be able to tell people
that all administrative and overhead expenses are covered by some
generous gifts from a Family Foundation. That same foundation also
covers as much as 50% of the operating budget. The monthly
expenditures is based primarily on one metric; the number of women
employed. We view this as a two for one investment: a) we provide
employment to impoverished single Moms and b) the children in the center
receive far better care. The Nineras continue to earn about $250.00
per month and our Physical Therapist earns about $400.00. As you can
imagine the $250 salary for the nineras is a large step toward leaving
the lowest levels of poverty, but they still live an extremely modest
lifestyle. Food here is nearly as costly as in the United States and
the population adjusts to that difficulty by eating very simple meals or
rice and beans with very little high protein content foods.
Please click here Click for Website Fundaninos and read how we are thinking about our threefold mission and challenge. Also please visit out blog for more insight into out activities and the day to day challenges the children face. In this letter we refrain from highlighting the heart wrenching anecdotal stories of some of our saddest and most difficult cases. Suffice to say, that we think that these children’s lives remain some of the most complex, heartbreaking and meritorious for your consideration.
Please consider giving to, “The Orphans of Guatemala, Fundaninos.” We are in the midst of planning programs and ministry for 2012 and are trying to expand and improve services for the children.
Please send Checks to : Fundaninos ℅ Jamie Waller 4 Franklin Pl. Summit NJ 07901-3617
Please click here Click for Website Fundaninos and read how we are thinking about our threefold mission and challenge. Also please visit out blog for more insight into out activities and the day to day challenges the children face. In this letter we refrain from highlighting the heart wrenching anecdotal stories of some of our saddest and most difficult cases. Suffice to say, that we think that these children’s lives remain some of the most complex, heartbreaking and meritorious for your consideration.
Please consider giving to, “The Orphans of Guatemala, Fundaninos.” We are in the midst of planning programs and ministry for 2012 and are trying to expand and improve services for the children.
Please send Checks to : Fundaninos ℅ Jamie Waller 4 Franklin Pl. Summit NJ 07901-3617
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