Welcoming Yokary Maria :-)

Yokary is my newest addition to the CI family. She is from Dominican Republic. She is 16. I chose her after Kanika had to leave the program. I initially thought of choosing a kid from Inida. But couldn't find any. But I am happy that I found Yokary as she surprisingly shares her b'day with one of friends. That makes 3 kids in my list. I promise that all three are coincidences :). Some information about her - 
She was born on Nov 7th. She is 5'5" and weighs about 110 pounds. She loves grammar and science and her favorite pass time is playing with dolls. She does general housework and sweeping at home and her talents include singing and dancing. She speaks Spanish. 
About her family, her father. Fredy is a laborer and her mother Rosanna is a homemaker. The approx. monthly income is $162. She has two sisters, Rosa Maria aged 13 and Yosmery aged 12. For home, they have a kitchen,two bedrooms with 3 beds and a dining room. The house has concrete walls and floors with corrugated metal roof. They have a Gas stove, running water in home. Electricity is available and they have toilet at home. 
So, all in all, the kid looks to be doing ok when compared to other kids. But I understand there are three kids to take care of and one at 16 already could be tough. I really hope I can help them in any way I can. 
Also Yokary looks very cheerful even in her older pics. I will try to share them some time... 
~ChEeRs

Nicolle's Special Needs request report from Honduras

I sent a SNG request for both Nicolle and Yulissa together and I was not surprised to get the replies together. Here is what the report said - 
"Regarding the sponsor's inquiry, the SOA is reporting that Ailing and her family ive in a rented house (as stated in the FR), reason why, it is not feasible to make any home repairs or improvements in this place and the agency wouldn't recommend it anyways. However, the child and her family have other special needs which could be covered by the sponsor. Please refer to the list detailed below.
1 Full bed (for Ailing
1 Refrigerator 8 feet
1 Fan
1 Food basket

Total: $550.01

The child is currently sharing a bed with another family member so, she would have a good rest having her own bed. Also they need a fan since the weather is warming up due to summer time and the family doesn't have a refrigerator to preserve their food so, this could be really useful for them in order to improve their living conditions."
That is close to what I estimated. A total of close to $1900 when you combine Nicolle and Yulissa's request. I believe I will be able to send out for Nicolle sooner than Yulissa though...

~ChEeRs

Yulissa's special needs request report from Mexico

I had sent a special needs request to Mexico office regarding any improvements that I can make for Yulissa. And they got back pretty quick... Here is what they had to say...
"Greetings,
We talked to Yulissa's family and she told us that their main need is building a new room in their house. They would need:
6 sacks of cement
20 sacks of lime
500 blocks
3 beams of 4 meters each
100 bricks
3 meters of sand

Total $1,190

There would be no labor cost because Yulissa's grandfather is a bricklayer so he could build the room. The family also needs a wooden bed base($53.29) and a twin size mattress($94.39)
We understand that the sponsor wanted to know the family's main needs totaling $500 but we wanted to inform him about all their main needs.

Best regards,"
All in all, when I consider everythin, the overall total comes to around $1340. I am hoping I can send something, maybe, in a couple of months. So hoping.

~ChEeRs