Greetings!
Inflation hurts everyone. Transportation costs have tripled and the cost of staples has increased making life more difficult. Jobs remain scarce in rural areas. Those who find work earn only about $6 a day. Poor nutrition locks half of the kids into a life of bad health, poor school ability, and unending struggles with poverty and the high cost of living is creating even more hardships.
Gratefully we can report there is steady progress. Schools in rural San Martin are starting to reopen. Students in our scholarship program are in school and some are attending face-to-face classes finally after over two years of virtual classes. Our lifesaving health and dental clinics are running strong.
We are back working with communities and Amilcar is working on several projects. A school will soon have running water and 21 families are working together to pour concrete floors in their houses. In June, 113 families will receive Chapina stoves, members in Los Cerritos will finish a building to be used for a health clinic and community meetings, and 325 families will enjoy running water at their homes.
You play a vital role in this progress and your continued partnership gives us hope that we will continue to provide life-changing opportunities for the students, patients and communities.
Thank you for your trust, generosity and for caring about others.
