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South America Region Sponsor

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A group for Lifters who sponsor children in the South America region or for Lifters who have a general interest in South America.  This would include Ecuador, Colombia and Chile.

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    • Aarnout

    • Brooke_OR

    • scottwirtz

    • sheraqueen

    • blueridgegirl

    • schoenmexico

    • racheldavis7

    • tzippi

    • chatpeace

    • maximkat

    • Julie.G

    • pjclutterbuck

    • ThaiseB

    • ajgomezr

    • KidsAreAngels

    • angela1074

    • LisaAHilliard

    • meyre2201

    • david2051

    • Renee*

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    • Sonia and Yiseth

    • Sonia and Yiseth, two sponsored children from Cartagena, talk as we are waiting for lunch. I am glad that they seemed to get along well together. Both are eleven years old, have been sponsored for six years, have a younger brother, live with relatives and both like science. I didn't plan it that way! :) Now here is how they are different, Yiseth loves to talk and Sonia is more reserved!

    • Inauguration of New Ecuador Community Center

    • In a show of responsible corporate leadership, executives from CPX Interactive (http://cpxinteractive.com) inaugurate Children International's newest community center, which will help impoverished children in Guayaquil, Ecuador. CPX Interactive executives, feeling compelled to make a difference to poor children, encouraged their colleagues to join them in funding the construction of the B.U.D.S. Community Center, where over 5,000 children will receive medical and dental care, educational support and nutrition education. An effective model for community development, the new center marks the sixth Children International center in Guayaquil that serves poor children and their families from marginal areas of the city. The center will provide benefits to poor families who often live on less than a dollar a day and reside in makeshift shacks with dirt floors on the outskirts of a major metropolitan area.  

    • Life on the Guayas River, Ecuador

    • Cruise the murky waters of the Guayas River alongside a sponsored family in Ecuador who nets an income by fishing.

    • Miss USA Video Blog - 6

    • Originally posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=QoGoGxGYL-Q Hear what Kristen has to say about her recent trip to the Dominican Republic with Children International and becoming a sponsor.
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    • Melanie

    • Melanie is the first child I sponsored. She is a beautiful child! She is 3 years old and lives with her parents in Ecuador. I sent her first SNG for necessities which her family desperately needs. I hope she gets a special toy or doll to play with. 

    • Dailyn House

    • Dailyn, 15, Barranquilla Columbia. Dailyn in front of the house.

    • Paloma Christmas Gift

    • Paloma, 16, Valparaiso

    • Steven Ariel, Ecuador

    • 3/15/2011  Just turned five!

    • Omar, Almost 19

    • I just found this new photo of Omar in my account. This one is dated 11/21/11- about 3 weeks before Omar's 19th birthday. This will be the last CI photo of him, since he'll be graduating from the program soon. I was really happy to see this photo because I was wondering whether I'd get one last picture of him before he graduated.

    • Viseu

    • wedding outfit

    • My newest project for Maura and Scarlett. Found like new Barbies at a garage sale and now I am crotcheting clothes and my cousin is sewing fabric outfits for the girls. Hope to have two sets done before Christmas.

    • Yuselfi Birthday package

    • A small package for Yuselfi's 9th Birthday: http://community.liftone.org/_Yuselfis-Birthday-Package/blog/5458668/121091.html 

    • Yuselfi Birthday package

    • A small package for Yuselfi's 9th Birthday: http://community.liftone.org/_Yuselfis-Birthday-Package/blog/5458668/121091.html

    • Yuselfi Birthday package

    • A small package for Yuselfi's 9th Birthday: http://community.liftone.org/_Yuselfis-Birthday-Package/blog/5458668/121091.html

    • Viseu, Portugal

    • Street panel of traditional Portuguese tiles

    • Yuselfi's LETTER!

    • http://community.liftone.org/_WOW-What-a-Letter/blog/5425973/121091.html

    • Yuselfi's DP Letter

    • "Dear Inga Receive a cordial greeting. I hope you are doing well. I felt very happy with the pretty gift I received, such as the pillow, the pencils, the notebook, the necklace and earrings, which are very pretty. I am very happy with the details (?) you have given to me. I thank God for the sponsor like you, a nice person. I hope to meet you someday. My mother sends lots of greetings to you and your family. I am doing very well in school. I want to be like you someday. Give my greetings to your dogs. I say goodbye, Yuselfi" That is such a nice letter! I'm so glad to hear she is improving in school and hope that tutoring she's receiving helps her to improve her grades.

    • Yuselfi with her DP

    • Here is Yuselfi with her direct package which I ordered for her online. She looks so happy. And the letter from Yuselfi: "Dear Inga Receive a cordial greeting. I hope you are doing well. I felt very happy with the pretty gift I received, such as the pillow, the pencils, the notebook, the necklace and earrings, which are very pretty. I am very happy with the details (?) you have given to me. I thank God for the sponsor like you, a nice person. I hope to meet you someday. My mother sends lots of greetings to you and your family. I am doing very well in school. I want to be like you someday. Give my greetings to your dogs. I say goodbye, Yuselfi" That is such a nice letter! I'm so glad to hear she is improving in school and hope that tutoring she's receiving helps her to improve her grades.

    • Yuselfi with her DP

    • Here is Yuselfi with her direct package which I ordered for her online. She looks so happy. And the letter from Yuselfi: "Dear Inga Receive a cordial greeting. I hope you are doing well. I felt very happy with the pretty gift I received, such as the pillow, the pencils, the notebook, the necklace and earrings, which are very pretty. I am very happy with the details (?) you have given to me. I thank God for the sponsor like you, a nice person. I hope to meet you someday. My mother sends lots of greetings to you and your family. I am doing very well in school. I want to be like you someday. Give my greetings to your dogs. I say goodbye, Yuselfi" That is such a nice letter! I'm so glad to hear she is improving in school and hope that tutoring she's receiving helps her to improve her grades.    

    • Scarlett & more Goodies

    • Scarlett & Goodies

    • Belinda 2011

    • Newest photos out just this September...she's really growing up....such a beautiful little lady...

    • Paz Belen 2004

    • Paz's first CI photo.  While browsing the site for Honduran teenagersin January 2005, I discovered more countries, more children, and I was astounded by how many children stared out at me needing help (come to find out, there were many thousands more, but I was just getting started.)  When I saw Paz, she reminded me so much of my second daughter with her braids, her pink and purple sweater, and the sparkle in her eye, I was taken!  Paz is now my longest sponsered child.

    • Paz Has a New Bike

    • With her SNG Paz Belen, 10, Chile, purchased a new bike.  She had out grown her first bike ages ago, and had another bike stolen, so hopefully this one will keep her rolling for a while.  I love her smiles in these photos, and this is when I learned Paz is left-handed. A couple of interesting notes:  there is a purple handled crutch leaning against the wall;  someone seems to be outside the window looking in, a parent maybe?

    • Paz Writing Her Thank You

    • With her SNG Paz Belen, 10, Chile, purchased a new bike.  She had out grown her first bike ages ago, and had another bike stolen, so hopefully this one will keep her rolling for a while.  I love her smiles in these photos, and this is when I learned Paz is left-handed. A couple of interesting notes:  there is a purple handled crutch leaning against the wall;  someone seems to be outside the window looking in, a parent maybe?
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Latest Sets

    • Dailyn

    • Nelcy

    • This is Nelcy, my 5th child with CI. She lives with her mother and 5 siblings in Cartagena, Colombia on a household income of only $5.00/month.

    • Katherine

    • Katherine, whose family lives in Cartagena on a combined income of only $9.00 per month (30 cents per day). Debbie told me recently that Katherine's sister is sponsored by someone else, which is great news!

    • A Bright Light in my Life

    • I decided to create this set so that you can follow all of my story with Sebastian. He's the little boy I am sponsoring. He is a wondefrul cute and very bright little boy from Colombia. And he has been a source of good and warm feelings in me. Just looking at him, or thinking about ways I can make his life at least a little better (or when I dream about having enough money to make significant changes) lifts me up when I'm feeling down. I hope our bond lasts for life.

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    • scrap books of my children

    • Carolyn Andrea

    • Carolyn is my eighth sponsored child with Children International, and my sixteenth sponsored child ever. I sponsored her on 10/22/2007 or one or two days before that date. Carolyn was a child I chose from a booklet that CI sent to me asking me to sponsor a child from their waiting list. I took the booklet and did certain choices on it. Carolyn was my second choice. When I called CI to sponsor a child from that booklet, my first choice was already sponsored. So Carolyn became my then new sponsored child. The uncertainty I express on the previous paragraph is due to I didn't get a sponsorship confirmation email since I called CI directly to sponsor her. I did download her pictures on 10/22/2007, so I guess this was the same day of sponsorship or maybe one or two days after. Carolyn is eight years old. She lives in Honduras with her father, mother, and one brother. Carolyn writes her own letters. She has a clear and pretty handwriting. She is a very loving child. After Jose Antonio, she is the most loving of my sponsored children. She is also the one who more readily anwers my questions. It was funny that the first letter I got from her, she told me that she was pretty. Of course, I told her that I already knew that by seeing her pictures. :-) Carolyn is very sweet. I'm glad I sponsored her.

    • Nohelia

    • Nohelia is my twelveth sponsored child with Children International, my twentieth sponsored child ever, and my most recent sponsorship. I sponsored her on 4/28/2009 along with Clarizze and Nicole Ann. As with the other two, Nohelia was another impulsive sponsorship. If you have read the descriptions on Clarizze and/or Nicole, you already know the story. I entered CI's website and browsed through the girls list. I saved her page along with two more and I couldn't resist to sponsor all three of them. I sponsored Nohelia after Clarizze and Nicole Ann, so she is now my twelveth sponsored child with Children International. When I sponsored her, her photo album contained two pictures, the first one from 7/31/2008 and the second one from 12/18/2008. Someone on CI confirmed to me that I am her first sponsor. So it's likely that I'll be her only sponsor. Nohelia was only four years old when I sponsored her, the youngest among my sponsored children. She is now five. She lives on Ecuador with her father, mother, and one sister who is 16 years old; speaks my native language, Spanish; and likes to play with dolls. A really good surprise is that her family is now earning $500 monthly instead of the meager $180 that they earned when I sponsored her. I'll need to wait long for the time when she can write her own letters, maybe three to four years. Alyson is also from Ecuador and she neither writes by herself. I have read that Ecuadorian children are very loving. I just cannot wait for the time when one of them will write to me. Alyson goes before Nohelia on that. She will begin writing before Nohelia. And Nohelia is beautiful. She has a gorgeous curly hair. And being a 4yo girl, she doesn't seem to be very shy.

    • Barbara growing up

    • Photos from Portugal

    • Monserrat

    • Monserrat is my terrific girl in Chile. She is very smart, kind and loving.

    • Madrina Elsje

    • Just me.

    • Scarlet Maria

    • Scarlet Maria from Chile. Sponsored since 2010.

    • Miriam Esthela

    • Miriam Esthela from Ecuador. Sponsored since 2003.

    • Maria Camila

    • Maria Camila from Colombia. Sponsored since 2005.

    • My little darlings

    • These are the children I am currently sponsoring. Tehy are from the Philippines, DR, Colombia & Ecuador.

    • Jordan

    • This is Jordan (born 2004) from Ecuador. I have been sponsoring her since June 2008.

    • Liset

    • Liset is fifteen and lives in Colombia.

    • Yesica

    • Yesica is thirteen and lives in Colombia.

    • Joseline

    • Joseline is five and lives in Ecuador.

    • Keyly

    • Keyly was my very first sponsored child! She was ten and living in Honduras when she and her family moved out of the program area in early 2010.

    • Steven

    • Steven is seven and lives in Colombia.

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  • Hello everyone :)
    On Sept. 1st of this year I began sponsoring my lil Jireth she lives in Cartagena Columbia.
    Julie.G, 5 months ago| Flag
  • Yadira will be 9 sept. 18
    chatpeace, 6 months ago| Flag
  • i have 1 in ecuador
    chatpeace, 6 months ago| Flag
  • Hi all! I'm a long time sponsor, but just recently joined the LiftOne site. My youngest child, Daysela, is in Columbia. :-) She's absolutely lovely and very smart.
    Brooke_OR, 10 months ago| Flag
  • I am from Portugal and have been sponsoring Barbara in Valparaiso, Chile, since 2003. It has been such a rewarding experience!...
    pcoimbra, 10 months ago| Flag

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