Summary

“Health is always a problem.  I feel anemia and stomachache.  We sleep on the ground.  When it is raining I cannot sleep because the ground is wet.  The first thing in my life is to go back to school.  I would like to become a lawyer.” Nacilia Breuce

Household

I was born on October 7, 1997 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  I am twelve years old.  My mother’s name is Linda Joseph.  She is 25 years old.  My father’s name is Nacius Breuce.  I do not know how old he is.  My mother and father are not living together. I do not know since when.  I am living with my mother.  She sells peanuts.  She is a salesperson.  She earns a little money each day.  She doesn’t earn enough to pay for my schooling or to take care of me. My mother has no other husband. 
My brothers do not live near me. Only my sister lives by me. I have two brothers and one sister.  Their names are Livilila Breuce and Naouel Breuce.  I do not know how old they are.  Djelinda Breuce is ten years old. I stopped going to school in two grades because my mother has no money to send me to school.

Living conditions

WORK
My mom sells peanuts to make a living.  After that she is doing nothing else.  She has no one to help her.  She wants to do something else.  Examples are that she would like to sell Coca Cola, cookies, and candies.  She does not find someone to lend her money so she stays selling peanuts. I do not know the profession of my father because he is not living in the same house with me.  It is so difficult for my mother to make a real living because she has no one either.
SHELTER
My mother lives in a house that she rents for $300 Ht [$42.85 US] every six months.  It is only one room.  It is small and there is not enough space in it.  We sleep on the ground.  It leaks a lot because the roof is no good.  When it is raining I cannot sleep because the ground is wet.  My mom puts some basins down to collect water from the roof.  There is no safe space to put waste.  I am serving in an isolated place to throw garbage, dirty water, and sewage away.  Another problem is that many rats, mice, and mosquitoes cannot stop biting me.  They give me malaria.  Sometimes rats bite me on my hand.  There is no public toilet.  I always use an isolated place.  There is power/electricity.  My mother pays $30 Ht [$4.28 US] per month.  It is not everyday that we have electricity.  We spend three days without electricity.  My mother uses candles.  One candle costs one Ht dollar [14 cents US]. One candle is not enough per night. By the grace of some neighbors who give her money, she uses two candles per night when there is no electricity. Sometimes we go to sleep in the dark.
HEALTH
Health is always a problem.  My mother is unhealthy.  She is feeling fever, headache, and anemia.  I feel anemia and stomachache.  It is not easy for my mother to go to the hospital with me.  She buys me some medicine in the store or in the street.
FOOD
It is the same thing for food.  I cannot eat well.  In the morning I have a cup of coffee with bread.  Sometimes I have a corn potato with out sauce.  I rarely drink juice.  I have rice.  I eat everything I find.  Sometimes we have something when someone sends something for my mother.  I go to sleep without nothing when she has nothing to give.
EDUCATION
I did go to school.  I am not arriving far because my mother has no possibility to make me continue school.  I do not know how to read and write well.  I can only write my name.  The first thing in my life is to go back to school.

Personal qualities and Dreams

I am a nice little girl.  I am tolerant, sensible, capricious, and shy.  I am also a person who is honest and playful.  I love animals like puppies and cats.  My favorite color is blue because it is the color of the sky.  I love to give advice.  I tell the truth. I appreciate my honest sincerity.  I do not like it when people take my things. I love to watch television.  I love to play with my little friends.  I love to sing and dance.  I like my shyness least in life.  I get my feeling when I am dancing. The most important thing in my life is education. 
DREAMS
I hope to continue going to school.  I cannot.  My mother has no money to push me. I would like to become a lawyer. I think I can realize my dream if I get back to school and study hard.  I would like to let people everywhere know if they help me with studying I will be happy about it.  It will be a great, wonderful thing for me and my family.

Specific programs

The specific plan for the first year of the Partnership is as follows:
Programs for children
Research and Workshops ($35)
School, including uniform and supplies ($98)
Medical care (up to $35)
Birthday celebration ($12)
Saturday class: How to write a letter to your partner
Available: $15 x 12 months = $180
Our main focus is personal development, especially going back to school. Food, clothing and shelter are not addressed in this plan, but options for additional help in these areas are available. The Financial plan page will allow you to trace how your money is being used at all times. For more details about our programs, including the research, workshops and classes which each partner participants in, go here: http://peopleinneed.info/index.php/plan/program/C95/

Sponsorship plan

Immediate needs:
Heath care, food, clothes
Development:
Education, lodging
Dreams:
I would like to become a lawyer.