Would you like to help sponsor a little boy named Francisco from Colombia? He is the child on the far left in the photo. He lives in Cartagena, Colombia with his sister, baby brother, mother, and eight other people in horrible living  conditions. Steve, a CI sponsor, recently visited family when he visited his sister, Steve's sponsored child in April. During the visit, Steve had an opportunity to take Francisco and his sister out to have a great time and to buy some new clothes and food. Steve also had a chance to revisit the place that they call home and from his video clips, you can see the poverty that these children live in.

When I saw the photos of the terrible  living conditions of the home, I wondered if something could be done to help by getting a group of interested sponsors together to do a group sponsorship of little Francisco. I would like to sponsor him, but my funds are running low.  He seems to be a sweet little boy who who is need of the same kind of assistance that his sister is receiving through sponsorship. His baby brother, Sammy, is too young for a sponsor and all of the children are in desperate need of support especially now that a new baby is on the way. Their mother is very young, unemployed, and there is no father to assist.

I know that many of us sponsor multiple children and a group sponsorship would help ease the burden as well as possibly provide additional assistance for this needy family. I have seen the positive effects of a group sponsorship.   If you are interested in helping out, please visit the Yahoo Group below that is being set up to help sponsor Francisco. Details on how this can be done will be forthcoming as soon as I hear back from Alissa, one of the CI representatives. If we can get 12 people to commit, then each person will only  need to contribute $22/year. This will make a difference in the young life of this child and for this family. Thank you.

Yahoo Group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sponsorsforfrancisco/

You Tube Clips from Steve's Visit

Francisco gets a new top from his sister's sponsor.

You Tube Clips from Steve's Visit- Francisco with his sister on a visit to a store with Steve. It would be great if he could have some new toys too!

The entrance to the family's home:

Inside of the home: