Miss Universe provides child poverty a platform in Mexico
Miss Universe provides child poverty a platform in Mexico Guadalajara, MEXICO, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete reaches out to help poor children in the unseen side of her hometown of Guadalajara through Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization. “It was difficult for me to see the poverty and how these families struggle to get by in the city where I grew up, ”said Navarrete. “But now I have seen the life-changing work Children International is doing with children and teens in Mexico. They are giving impoverished children a chance to live better lives.” The Mexican native recently embarked upon a 3-day visit of Guadalajara where she met with several children and their families supported by the charity. One family she met with was Doña Maria and her 3 grandchildren – Valeria, 7, Juan, 11, and Miguel, 10, whom she supports on $100 a month. Doña Maria is concerned that her health is frail and with no other family nearby, she is worried a