Lake Atitlan and the San Pedro Volcano in Guatemala.
By Veronica Batton, writer/editor for Unbound
Happy World Water Day! We celebrate this day each year on March 22, as a way to highlight the importance of freshwater and maintaining freshwater resources. The theme for World Water Day 2014 is on “Water and Energy.”
When you consider that 60 percent of the adult human body is made of it, and about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by it, water becomes a pretty important resource for us to care for in the right way. Read more
Sponsored elderly friend Dora (left) leads sponsor Scheryn Praff (right) to a water therapy activity.
Sponsors and sponsored elderly friends enjoy doing water exercises together.
Getting into the groove of New Year’s resolutions? Our sponsored elderly friends in El Salvador got a jump on staying active and included a group of sponsors in on the fun.
Read more to learn about how this group of sponsored members stays fit and healthy.
Luis smiles as he answers questions about becoming a doctor.
Luis is a sponsored youth from the Cartagena area of Colombia. He is in his final year of medical school and will be the first doctor from his community! Read more
David Herbison meets with his sponsored friend Moreen in Uganda in this 2011 photo from the CFCA archives. Sponsorship benefits helped provide for treatment when Moreen had malaria.
Malaria affects the lives of CFCA sponsored friends around the world. Sponsorship can help provide medicine, mosquito nets and malaria prevention information in a supportive environment tailored to each family’s needs.
