We have had some sad news this week, little Cristian from our safe house who was diagnosed with leukemia last year now has meningitis. He is currently in intensive care in the hospital in Guatemala City, his mum is staying with him and someone from the foundation is going as regularly as possible. He has shown his strength by fighting off the leukemia we are all praying he will be strong enough to fight this.
The little girl in the middle of the suspected abuse case has been moved to our safehouse. The judge has given the foundation temporary custody pending a trial and investigations.
Another 2 students lost their mum at the end of last week, she died suddenly from a brain related illness, we think cerebral anaemia. The children are left with their father who although is quite elderly, is very caring and with the help of the foundation hopefully they will be okay.
These are tough times for the foundation over in Guatemala, there has been lots of sad news.
We hope to be able to bring you some good news later this week.
Monday, 7 September 2009
Lots going on this week....
Two brothers in our primary school sadly lost their mum last week. We are doing everything we can to help the boys come to terms with it and we are also talking to the rest of the family to try and work out who will care for them now. Our Guatemalan team went to visit the boys at home and found they weren't being cared for properly, they were filthy and very hungry. We have offered the safe house as an option and we are currently speaking to the grandfather to try and find the best solution for the boys.
Leidi, one of our scholarship students starts her work experience in the primary school office today - Good Luck Leidi!!
Patty, Sophie and Claudia all attended Gloria Esperanza's final seminar presentation. Gloria is studying tourism and in the final year of the course, all the students must give a presentation in front of a representative from the ministry of education.
Our psychologist in Guatemala has brought a case to our attention where there is suspected abuse. We are opening a formal investigation and the child involved will hopefully be moved to our safehouse whilst the investigations take place. The Guatemalan team have to take the child to make an official statement 'denuncia' and then the person accused will be removed from the house and held by officials until the case is heard. As you can imagine this is incredibly traumatic for the child and for the whole family, we are doing our best to ensure everyone is looked after and given all the support and help that they need.
One of our students has a heart condition which was diagnosed a while ago. The doctors recommended surgery however the mother was hesitant due to the risks involved. He has a follow up appointment this week where they will hopefully decide on the best course of action.
Two brothers in our primary school sadly lost their mum last week. We are doing everything we can to help the boys come to terms with it and we are also talking to the rest of the family to try and work out who will care for them now. Our Guatemalan team went to visit the boys at home and found they weren't being cared for properly, they were filthy and very hungry. We have offered the safe house as an option and we are currently speaking to the grandfather to try and find the best solution for the boys.
Leidi, one of our scholarship students starts her work experience in the primary school office today - Good Luck Leidi!!
Patty, Sophie and Claudia all attended Gloria Esperanza's final seminar presentation. Gloria is studying tourism and in the final year of the course, all the students must give a presentation in front of a representative from the ministry of education.
Our psychologist in Guatemala has brought a case to our attention where there is suspected abuse. We are opening a formal investigation and the child involved will hopefully be moved to our safehouse whilst the investigations take place. The Guatemalan team have to take the child to make an official statement 'denuncia' and then the person accused will be removed from the house and held by officials until the case is heard. As you can imagine this is incredibly traumatic for the child and for the whole family, we are doing our best to ensure everyone is looked after and given all the support and help that they need.
One of our students has a heart condition which was diagnosed a while ago. The doctors recommended surgery however the mother was hesitant due to the risks involved. He has a follow up appointment this week where they will hopefully decide on the best course of action.
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