On behalf of the Kinderzukunft, organizer of the Christmas in a Shoebox campaign, we would like to invite you for a one-month charity sports challenge to support the children village ‘Aldea Infantil’ in Guatemala.
Time period of the challenge: June 1 – June 30, 2021.
Everyone is welcome to participate - from the youngest pre-primary student through graduating S7 students, as well as families, school classes, clubs, companies, and organizations.
Guatemala is a Central American country where two-thirds of the population live in poverty increasingly so as a result of COVID-19. Hunger, malnutrition, poor health, and education are some of the everyday challenges facing its people.
Here is the chance for everyone to help and to make things better.
In 1991, a children's village "Aldea Infantil Rudolf Walther" was established in the highlands of Guatemala. The children's village and is now home to 162 children who are orphaned or abandoned. The village has a kindergarten, a school, a training workshop, and an agricultural project. Every child lives together with nine “step-siblings” and one “step-mother” in one of the 17 family houses. They have a chance to learn and to grow up in a family, where they are cared for. The Aldea Infantil children village also has a breakfast project (Frühstückskinder-Projekt) where they offer every day a breakfast for 150 children from the neighborhood of the school. You can find more information about the children village here and a video here.
More information about the charity sports challenge here.
Through the Christmas in a Shoebox campaign, we helped more than 900 children with our donated presents. Now our help is needed again in Guetamala. Let’s give these children a hope!
What do you have to do?
- Make a team with your family members, classmates, colleagues, neighbors, etc.
- Decide with what kind of challenges you will participate. You can hike, walk, jog or ride your bike for all of June.
- Set your own sport goal with your teammates.
- Sign up for the challenge by Kinderzukunft with the German registration form or the English registration form. (Also attached to our e-mail.)
- Search for supporters (family members, friends, etc.) who can make a contract with you about his donation. You can download the English contract here and the German here. (See attached to our e-mail.)
- Fulfill your sports goals! (Don’t forget to take some photos as a proof.)
- Inform your supporters when you reach your goal, so they can donate the amount agreed upon in your contract.
- Look forward to getting your certificate in July!
The Parents’ Association is willing to support the best performing teams with making a contract with them and donating to Guatemala.
Do not hesitate to contact us if you need a supporter: office@esfparents.org.
More information about the charity sports challenge here.
If you have questions: agnestome@outlook.com or Kinderzukunft: Challenge@kinderzukunft.de.
Do not hesitate to take the challenge and sport up - Let’s see which is the strongest team!