Photo of me with the Profesora. Photo was taken last year.
UPDATE 26/03/09: Wow, over NZD$500 has been donated for the teacher now. I think this will be enough to cover her costs, and if anyone else wants to donate money, there are many things the kids in the orphanage need at the moment, so please feel free to donate to the same bank account and all the money will go towards the kids.
UPDATE 25/03/09: Thank you everyone who donated money, and so quickly! Over NZD$200 was donated which will be an enormous help for her. I will be withdrawing the money today and passing it along to her. I will also be talking to the lady who runs the orphanage to see if the teacher can have some time off very soon to go to the hospital.
One of the ladies who works at the orphanage has the role of teacher (profesora). To be honest, I only know her as Profesora as thats the word everyone uses when talking to her. She does mini-classes with the younger kids while the older ones are at school. She does arts and crafts with the kids. As part of her role, she has to spend the night with the kids a couple times per week. She lives about 20mins away by moto-taxi. Every day she has to spend L30 (about NZD$3) for the taxi rides to and from her house. She has a family to feed and look after. She only earns about L1,800 per month, which she has to spend about half on taxi rides. After buying food for her family she doesnt have much left for anything else.
She told me today that she has a problem where for the last 10 years she hasnt been able to taste anything. She only eats what she’s familiar with as she has no idea what the other foods should taste like. Along with not being able to taste her food, she gets infections around her stomach. At the moment alot of people in town have a cold because the weather is changing. She also has a cold which has made everything alot worse and she is suffering. I dont know many details and didnt want to ask too much about it. She asked me if there was anything I could do to help her get to the hospital. She needs to go to Chiquimula, which is about an hour away by bus (over the border in Guatemala). She cant afford to bring herself there, and she cant afford to take the time away from work. I dont know exactly how much it will cost to get there, or how much the hospital fees will be.
If you are willing and able to help even with a small amount, please deposit the money into the account using the details on this page. Please use the reference: Teacher. So I know what the money is for.
Dear Robert,
I knew here very wel when we worked there. She is pobre but Delsy could helped here also!? Or not Delsy has enough conections and money! She can help here but………………. Sorry i can not understand this matter. She is always there i think Delsy did not have enough repect for here for the last years
I know that this comment is very stromg but we wher working there for a half a year and we saw a loth too much for a couple of times
Un abrazo
Leon
The problem is that Delsy doesnt help. You’re probably right that she could, but unfortunately she doesnt and almost certainly wont.
hey rob,
glad to know that lots have responded to your fund raising about the teacher..hope everything is well with her now and that she has already been medicated..keep doing good! i know lots of people are praying for you and been inpired as well..:-)