I consider myself an information junkie. I feel like there is always something more I can learn, something more I can research, something more I can tell others about. That is one main reason that I started a blog. I am completely enraptured with child sponsorship and I just HAD to tell people about my journey with sponsorship. I also created this blog as a basis of posting details about my kids so that I always have a place to come and read things. I keep all paper copies of letters and information in binders, but anything can happen to them. I would hate to lose these things forever. Unless the internet completely shuts down, I feel as if a blog is a pretty safe place to store these things.
With that being said, I love that Compassion International shares the jobs of each child's guardians. It's great to get a glimpse into the lives of each of my children and their families in this way. Today, I want to share each of my sponsored children's guardians' jobs. I warn you early, I have 20 children with Compassion, so this will not be a short post. Read if you're interested.
My sweet Dafyne lives with her mother. Her mother works as a maid. She probably earns about $170 a month Right now, there is a huge push in Brazil for maids to have workers rights and fair pay. Yay!
Elias in Ethiopia lives with his father and mother. His father works as a construction worker and earns around $20 a month. His mother is unemployed.
Karanja lives with his mother in Kenya. His mother is employed as a farmer and makes around $20 a month.
Gemechu, from Ethiopia, lives with his father and mother. His mother is unemployed and his father works as a farmer. His father brings in around $20 a month.
My dear Celeste lives in Honduras with her grandmother. Unfortunately, her grandmother is unable to work. I have learned through letters that Celeste's father lives in another city and sends money. I'm glad they have income to support themselves.
Jhon lives with his father and mother. His mother is unemployed and his father works as a construction worker/electrician and earns about $100 a month.
Kalpesh lives in India with his mother. His mother is employed as a daily laborer. She doesn't do the same job everyday, but I imagine she does whatever work she can be hired for. She earns about $50 a month.
Khushi lives up in the Himalayan Mountains in India with her father and mother. Her mother is unemployed and her father does odd jobs when he can find them. He earns about $30 a month.
Yves lives with his father and mother in Rwanda. Both of his parents are employed as farmers. I'm not sure if they work their own farm or somebody else's. Either way, even with two working parents, they only earn about $20 a month.
Wendjy lives in Haiti with his father and mother. His father is employed as a farmer and his mother sells things in the market. They bring about $45 a month home to their family.
Melaku is from Ethiopia. He lives there with his father and mother. Both of his parents are employed as builders. They only earn about $10 a month, despite their strenuous work.
Eric lives with his mother in Uganda. His mother works as a farmer and only earns around $5 a month to support her children.
Nikko is from the Philippines. He shares a home with his uncle. His uncle works selling used clothes at the market. He earns about $65 a month.
Sadiya lives in India with her father and mother. Her father works as a tailor and her mother does odd jobs for daily wages. Together, they bring in about $120 a month.
Sagar lives with his mother in India. His mother works as a housemaid and earns about $35 a month.
Sagitaria is from Indonesia. She lives there with her father and mother. Her mother is unemployed and her father works as a fisherman. He earns around $40 a month.
Sandesh is from India. He lives with his father and mother. His mother is unemployed and his father works daily jobs when he can find work. He earns about $35 a month.
Solomon lives with his father and mother in India. His mother is unemployed and his father works as a Coolie. That literally translates to "Load Carrier" in his language. His father earns about $115 a month.
Taye lives in Ethiopia with his father and mother. His mother is unemployed. His father works as a farmer and earns around $10 a month.
Last, but not least, Fongwin lives in Thailand with his father and mother. Both of his parents works as farmers and earn around $180 a month.
Where! There sure is a wide spectrum of pay between my kids. One question arises with all the jobs:
Could you raise a family on such a small salary?
