Meet Idania, Newest Member Of The LangaList Family

We've added another child--- the eleventh--- to the group of kids sponsored on an ongoing basis by LangaList Plus! subscribers. Here's a note I just got from an aid agency working in Guatemala:

Idania Yasmin Marcjuez



GENDER : F
BIRTHDATE : Sep 30, 1995
COUNTRY : Guatemala, Centro America

Idania comes from a Latino family that speaks the Spanish language. She wears simple westernized clothes. They are Protestants. Idania has one sibling. The father abandoned them. The mother works as a secretary. The family's monthly income is below US$100 and is not enough to provide their basic needs. They own a three-room dwelling built of metal sheets roof, cement block walls and brick floor. They have electricity, running water and a toilet. Their meals are cooked on a rustic stove. Idania's health and nutritional status are normal.

Here's what's this is all about: Those of us with computers and Internet access are vastly better off than most of the world's population. Because of this, I decided that a portion of the LangaList Plus! subscription fees would be donated to registered/legitimate charities helping the underprivileged around the world. The contribution does not increase the cost of a Plus! subscription in any way; the donation is taken "off the top" of any profits. (This is described in the pages at http://www.langa.com/plus.htm  )

Idania is the eleventh child sponsored on an ongoing basis--- week in, week out--- by the collective generosity of LangaList subscribers. LangaList Plus! subscribers also have collectively contributed to emergency earthquake relief efforts in India and to funds to help the victims of the Sept 11th attacks in the US. (To see all the donations so far, click to http://www.langa.com/plus2.htm#kids )

As the year goes on, and as more readers sign up for Plus! subscriptions, I hope we'll be able to sponsor more children and assist other charities around the world.

Graham Greene once said, "There is always a moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in...." If you're already a LangaList Plus subscriber, thank you! You can feel good about giving back a little to those less fortunate, and opening "a door to the future" for a child in otherwise-desperate circumstances.

If you're not yet a Plus! subscriber check it out: With a Plus! subscription, you can not only help yourself make the most of your hardware, software and time online--- but you also can help those less fortunate (like Idania) make the most of their very lives. Thanks for your help!

http://www.langa.com/plus.htm

or: give a gift subscription:  http://www.langa.com/plus_gift.htm

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