School supplies...

In the meanwhile, the school year is well on it's way. But still i meet several children struggling to get the notebooks and pens they need. I took Diego Manuel to Gonper, the Nicaraguan Staples, to buy a couple of plastic document folders and some pens and things. To save pennies, he was planning to buy heavy paper to make his folders himself. But with the rainy season lurking around the corner, and the plastic version being very affordable, I told him it would be best to get those, and then some, to keep the documents he has in his house dry. Remember when the roof on his house blew off last September during a rain storm!

Anyway... the two boys who were in line right in front of us bought some essential school stuff as well. They were $5 short and needed to return a couple of notebooks and some markers. They must have thought "who is that strange gringo that offers to pay those items for us!". They were very pleased though and said Muchisimas Gracias 5 times! Even when you don't know these students in person, the Chavalo fund comes in very handy!





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As one can expect after getting a lot of school supplies and other expenses, the Chavalo fund is kind of running low. If you have some $$ to spare, please consider making a donation.


Marvincito is doing a lot better. The Diclofenac to take away the swelling and ease the pain seems to do it's work. He brought by two of his buddies and told them that they could get free condoms here. An organization from Managua that gets their funds from Europe drops off several boxes every couple of months. It is good to know that gradually the older guys know that there is such a thing like protection. Not only for diseases, but also to avoid unwanted pregnancies, of course. Too often girls get pregnant. It is impossible to raise kids when you are living in the streets. And having the luck That Carlita had by finding a loving family that helps her out is such a small chance that one can't count on it.