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¡Hola! I'm Sofia

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I'm a 5 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Colombia.

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My birthday is the 16th January.

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I love drawing, playing with dolls, group games and hide and seek.

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I am not enrolled at school.

£32 per month will empower her to overcome poverty

In my family, the adults work as a Homemaker.

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:


  • Wall: Brick/Block/Cement, 
  • Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:


  • Rice

Capital City:

Bogotá

Population:

46.73 million

Life expectancy:

 male 72.34 years, female 78.8 years

Population with improved drinking water:

 urban 96.8%, rural 73.8%

Adult literacy rate:

 male 94.6%, female 94.8%

Under 5 mortality rate:

17/1,000

Infant mortality rate:

14.58/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

2.9 million or 6.12%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Homemaker.

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:


  • Wall: Brick/Block/Cement, 
  • Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:


  • Rice

Capital City:

Bogotá

Population:

46.73 million

Life expectancy:

 male 72.34 years, female 78.8 years

Population with improved drinking water:

 urban 96.8%, rural 73.8%

Adult literacy rate:

 male 94.6%, female 94.8%

Under 5 mortality rate:

17/1,000

Infant mortality rate:

14.58/1,000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

2.9 million or 6.12%

Sofia's project in Colombia

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