Ways to Help
Sponsor a Child's Family
A story of Hope: Leticia is a 9 years old who has, yelomeningocele*, Pneumonia and tracheotomy.
She is at the Hospital da Lagoa since April 12/2008 and will be there for an uncertain time. She had been to the intensive care unit twice for 30 days. She is now dependant on oxygen. She needs special attention and a number of special hospital machines to go back home. Her family composition is: The mother who is "living" at the hospital with her her grandmother, her stepfather and also, she has a 4 year old brother.
They live in a house in very poor condition, no bathroom, just one room for the whole family and in a very risky area.
We are trying to raise money to rebuild her house and make it with conditions to receive Leticia back and also to have the family living together.
The whole family lives with an equivalent of $180 per month, the biggest part comes from the grandmother who works as a house cleaner.
Based on a holistic concept of health, in which the socio-economic environment plays an important role in people's health, Associação Saúde Criança Renascer's goal is to restructure the families of the children released from the Hospital da Lagoa, in Rio de Janiero - Brazil, by giving them a foundation for improving and then sustaining a better quality of life. A family Plan covering the areas of Health, Income, Housing, Education and Citizenship developed and constantly reevaluated.
Leticia's family was accepted into Renascer's program in August/2008. A family action plan has been developed for them and they have started receiving support in the five areas mentioned above: health, income, housing, education and citizenship. Leticia's family is just one of the 250 families assisted by Renascer every month.
To ensure that each child and his/her family receive the assistance required, one family can have as many sponsors as needed. Your sponsorship will provide a family with:
Once you enroll we will send you information about the child´s health and his/her family development three times a year. You will also have the option of having your name posted on our website as an important supporter of Renascer.
You can bring hope to a family and opportunity for a dignified life.
Please send the emails of the new sponsors to: mariana.for@criancarenascer.org.br, info.for@criancarenascer.org.br and jukorngold@mac.com
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