My Story

Hello! My name is Joana. I am 11 and my birthday is on January. I am doing well and my health is good, my favorite color is black and my future dream is to become physiotherapist. I like dealing with sports and the game I like to play the most when I meet with my friends, is football. I go to primary school where I enjoy learning and spending time with my classmates. I do my best to learn well at school, and the subject I like to study best is Albanian language. After school, I play for a while with my friends, before we gather in groups to walk back home. I spend many hours inside the house, because we are during winter at present and it is cold to stay playing for long hours outside. I like to care for my younger sister during the evenings so that my mother can deal with the rest of housekeeping, cooking, cleaning, etc. I have three sisters. We enjoy a good time while we are all inside the house playing.

My family lives in a village that belongs to the community of Librazhd. I have six members who consist our family and they are my parents, three sisters and myself. One of my sisters is also registered in the program. My parents are considered as farmers, since we live in the village and they own the land. My parents plant vegetables that we consume in our family. My father is not hired anywhere else and farming is very less beneficial, so we are financially challenged and in poverty. My mother works also in the land for a while, but she is more inside the house, doing housekeeping and carrying for me and my sisters. I am thankful to the sponsorship program for the food packages that they deliver to me and my sister. The food boxes are big help for our family. I attend the Bible classes and enjoy learning about the Lord together with my mother and other sister. Thank you for your support to us and God bless you in return.

Translated by Martin Rucolli

LW/Adopt a Child Albania