This young woman is Isabel, and although she is 12 years old she is only in the fourth grade. She tells us that her mother never wanted her, and that’s why she gave Isabel to her grandmother to raise. Her father long ago abandoned the family. Isabel’s grandmother makes her living by selling dishes and housewares in rural communities. In order to move on to sell in far away villages, she has repeatedly had to interrupt Isabel’s schooling. Although she is so behind in school, Isabel is very hopeful that she can now continue her studies and fulfill her dream of one day becoming a teacher. She is happy to be at Hogar Infantil and grateful for this opportunity she has to make a future for herself. She says that when she has children of her own she will be a good mother and never abandon her children.
Meet Isabel.......
This young woman is Isabel, and although she is 12 years old she is only in the fourth grade. She tells us that her mother never wanted her, and that’s why she gave Isabel to her grandmother to raise. Her father long ago abandoned the family. Isabel’s grandmother makes her living by selling dishes and housewares in rural communities. In order to move on to sell in far away villages, she has repeatedly had to interrupt Isabel’s schooling. Although she is so behind in school, Isabel is very hopeful that she can now continue her studies and fulfill her dream of one day becoming a teacher. She is happy to be at Hogar Infantil and grateful for this opportunity she has to make a future for herself. She says that when she has children of her own she will be a good mother and never abandon her children.
This young woman is Isabel, and although she is 12 years old she is only in the fourth grade. She tells us that her mother never wanted her, and that’s why she gave Isabel to her grandmother to raise. Her father long ago abandoned the family. Isabel’s grandmother makes her living by selling dishes and housewares in rural communities. In order to move on to sell in far away villages, she has repeatedly had to interrupt Isabel’s schooling. Although she is so behind in school, Isabel is very hopeful that she can now continue her studies and fulfill her dream of one day becoming a teacher. She is happy to be at Hogar Infantil and grateful for this opportunity she has to make a future for herself. She says that when she has children of her own she will be a good mother and never abandon her children.