September 5, 2009

• Opportunities

  If you were wondering…
  if you wanted to know…
  here are some basic numbers about Living Stones/PETI

  these are based on 100 kids, and these are monthly expenses.

  At the moment, the government is paying for 3 workers, energy/water/gas, and food. anything and everything else is up to the workers. the workers receive minimum wage, which is about $240USD (a month).

  Workers: $760
  Energy/Water/Gas: $300
  Food: $1200

  It is our dream to also have a PROGRAM. sitting down with Patricia and Cacau and dreaming…this is what we would LOVE to have:

  Basic supplies (paper, pens, paint…xerox copies for coloring/activities…games) $150
  Monthly theme (hygene, recycling, literature…) $150
  Family assistance (food emergencies, medical emergencies, clothing/sandal assistance) $150

  bascially, $450 a month could put together a really good program for the kids.

  That breaks down to about a dollar a day a kid. wow.
  i can’t decide if i am suprised at how low that is, or at how IMPOSSIBLE it feels when i am standing there at the door of the church, giving hugs and sending the kids out to the streets with empty stomachs.

  We joke about the solution being to win the lottery.

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