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Student #1746
Name: Antonio
Status: Needs Sponsor
School Level: Elementary School
Sponsorship Fee: $180

Antonio is 9yrs old. He is in second grade in 2011.
Antonio lives in a small village in Santiago.
He lives with his father, Diego. 33yrs old and his mother, Concepion 23yrs old.
Antonio has two brothers and one sister.
They are:
Jose Carlos (student #1322) was born July 5, 2000.  He passed 2nd grade and will be in 3rd grade in 2011.
Ana is 3yrs old.
Nicolas is 9 months old.

The father works breaking rocks in Santiago Atitlan.
He earns $4 US per day.
The mother stays at home looking after the children.
In early 2010, Jose Carlos had an accident.  They were cooking over a fire and the oil caught on fire and badly burned Jose Carlos.on his neck and shoulder.
They took him to the hospital but he then developed an infection.
Mayan Families supplied him with medical care and medication.
They own the house they live in.
It is made of cement block.
It has one room and a kitchen.
They are cooking over a wood burning stove.
They do not have an onil stove.
They have a water filter.
They have a pila.
They have electricity and pay $8 US per month.
They have water connected and pay a quota when the villages asks for it.
They  have two beds for them all.
They have three chairs and one bed.
They  have a closet.
They do not have sufficient food , They need more medication and medical care for Jose.

Student #1772
Name: Francisca
Status: Needs Sponsor
School Level: High School
Sponsorship Fee: $480

Francisca (b. 4-Jan-1987).  She will be in 11th grade in 2011.  She is studying high school and will have a technical degree in computers when she graduates.
She lives in Santiago Atitlan.
She lives with her family: her father, Cruz (b. 1945), and her mother, Maria (b. 1950).
Cruz is a farmer on other peoples' land, earning $3/day.  He never went to school, and doesn't know how to read and write.  Maria makes a traditional dish of small minnow-fish or crabs that she fishes out of the lake, wrapped in a leaf with a tomato sauce.  She steams the dish, and travels to Panajachel to sell this popular dish on the streets.  She makes about $3/day from her sales.  The cyanobacteria outbreak of 2009, has affected her ability to get fish out of the lake, and been detrimental to her sales.  She also did not go to school and does not know how to read or write. 
Francisca has two brothers and three sisters:
Dolores (b. 4-Feb-1972) is married and has two children. She was only able to study until 3rd grade.
Nicolas (b. 11-Apr-1975) is married and has two children.   He only studied until 2nd grade.
Gaspar (b. 11-Aug-1978) is married and has three children.  He never went to school.
Elena (b. 12-Apr-1984) is married and has one child.  She dropped out of school after 3rd grade.
Dora Concepcion (student # 1516) was born on May 17th, 1990. She will be in 10 grade in 2011.
The family owns a piece of land on the river that was lost in Storm Agatha in 2010.  However on the land where they live, they were secure during the storm.  They had hoped to be able to sell this land to pay for Dora's schooling, but now this land is in the river bed.
The family had already put the title of the land where they are now living in the name of their daughter, Dolores.  Dolores, her husband, and family live together with the rest of Dora's family on this land.
They have 2 rooms, made of stone, with a tin roof, and a cement floor. 
In one room, Dora, Francisca, and Dora's parents live.
In the other room, Dora's sister Dolores, and her husband and children live.
They all share a kitchen.
They have a traditional fire stove, but they would like an onil stove to save firewood.
They do not have a water filter.
They have a pila.
They have electricity connected, and pay $15/mo.
They have water connected, and pay $3/mo.
They pay for trash collection .50/mo.
They have 2 chairs.
They have one table.
They do not have any closets, so they store their clothes in cardboard boxes.
They have 3 beds, but they do not have any mattresses.
They do not have enough blankets.
Dora embroiders on traditional blouses to help the family with food expenses. She can do the embroidery in about 3-8 weeks, and her mother goes out and sells them for about $20 for one blouse.