The document summarizes a water project funded by Kara Petrovic in the community of 27 de Mayo in Bolivia. Photos show the community and families signing agreements for construction of a new water system. Community members, including parents who helped their children write messages, expressed deep gratitude to Kara and her father for making the project possible and bringing clean water to the community. Two long letters from community representatives and a mother specifically thank Kara for her dedication and for fulfilling her pledge to bring them water, saying it has given them life. They look forward to her return to meet in person.

1. Project Photos
for Kara Petrovic
“Water is Life” in the community
of 27 de Mayo
Tarija Department, Bolivia
September 2014

2. A view from a nearby hillside as ChildFund approaches Tarija’s “27 de Mayo” Community

3. The road into 27 de Mayo

4. Families gather to sign final agreements with the contractors
for construction of the new water system that you have made possible

5. Members of the community greet ChildFund staff

6. Parents helped their children express their gratitude for all that you have done:
This family has written, “Thank you Miss Kara, and your father as well”

7. This family writes, “May God bless you and your family”

8. Young mothers hold signs of thanks and joy for the opportunity
to bring clean water to their children

9. One woman writes, “Kara, you have a heart of gold and a silver spirit”

10. A letter, signed front and back
by community representatives,
reads:
Miss Kara,
Please accept our sincere
thanks from our entire
neighborhood of 27 de Mayo.
We are writing to thank you for
the project “Water is Life.” We
are enormously happy to have
this gift that you are giving to
our whole community, and
moreover, all of us neighbors
are waiting your arrival with
arms wide open and so much
joy. Thank you also to your
father for having a daughter
like you, Kara. We eagerly
await you!

11. Hello Kara Petrovic,
I hope to God that you are in good health, along with your
whole family. Through this letter I want to thank you for the
immense work that you are doing. Thank you, Miss Kara, I feel
so excited and happy because you have made a dream
come true for all of us, especially me. When they gave us the
news [about the water project], I felt happy, happy and
jumped with joy and said, “At last, we have water for
everyone!” I can not find the words to say how thankful I am.
May God watch over you and be with you always. Thank you
for helping us. Thank you for [the gift] that you are giving. Also,
we await your presence with so much joy. We send a big hug
and thanks to your father and to all the people who supported
the project, “Water is Life.” You are giving us so much life. May
God give you strength so that you can continue helping
people in need. I am the mother of a child who is enrolled [in
ChildFund’s programs]. Thanks to many people like you, this
organization works for children who truly need your support,
and I look forward to you and your father visiting our
neighborhood. You pledged that we would have water and
you followed through. For that, I feel so excited for your return,
and to see you and thank you personally. Very soon we will
meet personally. People like you are little angels that fly to
people who need them. For this, you deserve much success,
good health, and for God to always be with you and at your
side and giving you strength. With those words I leave you.
With a big hug and many kisses, see you very soon. Goodbye,
goodbye, goodbye. Greetings to your whole family, and many
hugs and good health to all of the people who supported you.
God is always with all of you.
A second letter from a
mother named Dionicia,
reads:

12. THANK YOU
for bringing the gifts of
clean water & better
health to the children of
27 de Mayo! Without
your dedication, this
work would never be
possible.