Again, Love Light & Melody provides an invaluable lens into life in Chureca, as well as a look into the time I spend there. The following video highlights Colegio de Esperanza in particular.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
School of Hope
I believe that in order to realistically strive for equality of attainable capabilities, basic health care and education must be held as paramount. Without either, poverty is allowed too strong a footing vis-a-vis the opportunity to overcome it. At Manna Project, through our Child Sponsorship Program and our support of Casa Base de Salud clinic in Chureca, we attempt to provide nutrition and health care to the dump's inhabitants, particularly its children. I am incredibly grateful that the second essential precondition to poverty relief is also being offered to Chureca's little ones. Colegio de Esperanza, or "School of Hope," provides a completely free-of-charge education to any child who walks out of the trash and through its gates. As most of the school-aged children in our nutrition program attend Esperanza, I make occasional visits to the school to take note of and encourage their attendance.
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