Hola I'm Ruth

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I'm a 15 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Bolivia.

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My birthday is the 19th August.

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I love listening to stories and football.

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I'm in year 12, and my favourite subjects are Art and Language.

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

In my family, the adults work as a Other and Unknown.

I have 1 brother and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron, 
  • Wall: Brick/Block/Cement, 
  • Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:


  • Bananas, 
  • Beef, 
  • Bread, 
  • Chickens, 
  • Potato, 
  • Rice

Capital City:

La Paz

Population:

10.80 million

Life expectancy:

 male 66.08 years, female 71.78 years

Population with improved drinking water:

 urban 96.7%, rural 75.6%

Adult literacy rate:

Male 97.8%, Female 93.6%

Infant mortality rate:

37.49/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

39/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 76.8%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 8.1%, Protestant 7.9%, other 1.7%, none 5.5% (2012 est.)

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

7.70%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Other and Unknown.

I have 1 brother and 1 sister living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Tin/Corrugated Iron, 
  • Wall: Brick/Block/Cement, 
  • Floor: Cement

Regional Diet:


  • Bananas, 
  • Beef, 
  • Bread, 
  • Chickens, 
  • Potato, 
  • Rice

Capital City:

La Paz

Population:

10.80 million

Life expectancy:

 male 66.08 years, female 71.78 years

Population with improved drinking water:

 urban 96.7%, rural 75.6%

Adult literacy rate:

Male 97.8%, Female 93.6%

Infant mortality rate:

37.49/1,000

Under 5 mortality rate:

39/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 76.8%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 8.1%, Protestant 7.9%, other 1.7%, none 5.5% (2012 est.)

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

7.70%

Ruth's project in Bolivia




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