Estella Borgoño

Estella Borgoño (name changed) is 14 years old and is enrolled in CENIT's Adopt-a-Dream program, as well as being a student in ESTAR, CENIT's primary school. Estella was forced to leave school when she was eight to supplement her family's meagre income. She was selling fruit and candy in the streets of the Santa Maria neighbourhood. Estella spent nearly three years working up to 14 hours a day in these dangerous and polluted streets. Luckily, one of our street outreach volunteers working in the area befriended her and enrolled her in Adopt-a-Dream. She was paired with a godparent in the United States who pays for Estella's school costs, medical and dental care, and monthly groceries for her and her family. Estella was also enrolled in CENIT's Nivelaciones program, which is designed for children who have missed substantial amounts of school, to help them catch up to their appropriate grade level. Today, Estella is a full-time student in good standing at CENIT and will start her first year of high school next year. She no longer works in the streets and dreams of graduating and owning a store or working in a beauty salon one day.

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Home Country Networks

CENIT is currently supported by the work of two hard working and dedicated groups abroad who both make sizeable financial contributions to CENIT. These groups are comprised mainly of ex-volunteers, although they both welcome the involvement of any new members, ex-volunteer or not. Don’t hesitate to get involved!

Sonrisa

Sonrisa is the England based CENIT support group, formerly known as TECCWE. They are currently undergoing some exciting changes and reorganization to be better able to aid CENIT.

ViaNiños

ViaNiños is the CENIT support group that works in both Germany and Switzerland. Through events such as charity coffees, charity concerts, and information events, this group does a lot of fundraising for CENIT.