Last night in Guatemala City, a neighborhood fire – ignited from the burning embers from another recent blaze in a plastics recycling facility - destroyed parts of the Santa Clara Nursery. An entrance and a perimeter wall of the nursery have been destroyed and there is smoke damage inside the building. Approximately 300 students, ranging from the age of infancy to 4 years old, attend the nursery every day. Luckily, the fire occurred in the evening, with no students present at the time.

Until the fire is put out and the wall is rebuilt, young children whose parents work in the city garbage dump have nowhere to go. Please help us to rebuild damaged portions of the Santa Clara Nursery and get our students back in school.

For over 20 years International Samaritan has been helping to alleviate poverty in garbage dump communities around the world through education, health care, microloans, housing, and nutrition projects. Join us today and start saving lives!