Maria is the first child out of five and she is sixteen years old. She loves to play netball and she hopes to one day be a doctor. She lives with her mother and four siblings, her father unfortunately sold their house and abandoned them, they have not seen him again since that time.
Maria’s mother is a seasonal farmworker and on a good day earns two dollars from a full day of digging in other peoples farms, with five children and rent, they struggle to even afford food.
A decision was made for Maria to drop out of school right when she was supposed to start her first year of high school and there is no hope for this young girl to go back to school unless you choose to sponsor her.