Melat attends elementary school and walks there each day. She likes to read books. Melat lives with her mother and father. Her mother is unemployed and the father is a subsistence farmer. The family's income is unstable and far from adequate to provide for the basic needs. Melat's family is Christian and speaks Amharic. Your sponsorship gifts will help establish and expand access to necessities such as education, health care, clean water and skills training for youth and adults.