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¡Hola! I'm Sofia

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Sofia

I'm a 1 year-old girl and I live with my mother and father in Nicaragua.

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My birthday is the 23rd April.

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I love jumping, music and singing.

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I am not enrolled at school.

My Family

My Project

My Country

My Family

In my family, the adults work as a Other.

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

My Project

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: Tin, 
  • Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:


  • Bananas, 
  • Beans, 
  • Bread, 
  • Rice, 
  • Egg

Sofia's My Country

Country:

Nicaragua

Capital City:

Managua

Population:

5.90 million

Life expectancy:

male 70.81 years, female 75.26 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 99.3%, rural 69.4%

 Adult literacy rate:

male 82.4%, female 83.2%

Infant mortality rate:

19.65/1000

Under 5 mortality rate:

24/1000

Religion:

Roman Catholic 58.5%, Protestant 23.2% (Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%), Jehovah’s Witnesses 0.9%, other 1.6%, none 15.7% (2005 est.)

Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day:

10.83%

A little bit of history

Sponsor Sofia today for £32 a month and change her life forever

SPONSOR SOFIA

Sofia's project in Nicaragua

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