Walking in one of many of the barrio’s in Granada, Nicaragua we met some very nice people. Here an older girl is with her little sister in her arms. What you see here does not reveal the whole truth about their living conditions. You might think that this photo has been taken in a suburb of Atlanta. The girls are nice and clean, they seem well dressed, they are even wearing earrings.

Yet, there is more to this story that you need to know.

Their land is covered with mud. In the dry season, this is not so bad (yet the dust gets hard to deal with and creates a lot health issues). Yet in the rainy season it is really not so great. Their house is made of corrugated rusted steel sheet on a wood frame. The floors are dirt. The rain can get in the many holes in the roof. It can also get very hot in the middle of the day.

Nicaraguans are proud though. Even here in the “Barrio” of Granada they luckily get water to drink and and bathe, most of the time. They wear clean clothes and appearance is important.

The problem in the barrio is poverty. Poverty is cause by lack of education. Young boys are being hired to cut sugar cane at an age that would not be permitted in North America and young girls are hired to do housekeeping for the middle class or are often sent out to sell trinkets or candy in the streets, which often creates another set of problems.

Can we do something about it? For 1$ a day, Empowerment International (EI) will be able to keep a child like her in the program. EI will meet with this girl’s teacher on a regular basis to monitor her progress, offer her assistance by tutoring and helping with her homework. In addition, at least twice a month EI will meet her parents to report on the progress and will recommend corrective action as needed and will also help facilitate solutions to typical barriers that often ariise and often force parents to take their kids out of school. So can you sponsor a child like her for 1$ a day? This is less than a cup of coffee!

You can also buy this Calendar. For each calendar sold 10$ will go to EI to help these children have better life skills and opportunities. .

Or, you can buy one print of one of these kids. Again, all the proceeds will go to EI.

The ultimate way to help is by sponsoring a child. If you make this commitment, you will receive regular reports on the progress of the child you are sponsoring and will have the satisfaction of giving this child the opportunities that come with education.

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