Sponsor Jonny Tiben Matos
Biography
Jonny comes to our COTN family from the village of Los Robles, where he lives with his parents and three sisters. His father is a police officer and his mother is a housekeeper. Their house is made of palm wood with a metal roof, and they live in very poor conditions. Jonny helps his family at home by carrying water. He speaks his country's traditional language of Spanish. Through your sponsorship, he has increased opportunities and hope for his future.
Program Profile
Sponsors like you have helped the Los Robles Village Partnership Program grow and improve over the years to provide essential care for children in need. Our facilities now include a seven-room school where children in kindergarten through eighth grade can learn, play, and eat each day. Partners have also helped build a church and set up a clean water system for the people of Los Robles, and have hosted Bible studies and fun summer camps for the children.
Initial Assessed Needs:
- Lack of access to education
- Lack of access to medical care
- Excessive violence
- High rate of teen pregnancy
Date program launched: 1999
Programs/Services Currently Provided:
- Seven-room school for grades K–8
- Feeding center for daily nutrition
- Medical care at COTN clinic
- Skills training at COTN Skills Center
- Access to University/Vocational Program
- Sports facility
- Challenge Children's Program for children with special needs
- Bible studies and summer camps

Population: 10,349,741 (2014 est.)
Life Expectancy: 77 years
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate: 27 deaths per 1,000 live births
People Living with HIV/AIDS: 45,000
Orphaned Children: 190,000
Secondary School Attendance: Boys—51%, Girls—65%
Population Living on Less Than $1.25 Per Day: 204,000 (These are the people COTN serves.)
Sources: UNICEF, The World Factbook (2014)
