Florence's 2015 Update:

 

Florence is a rock in her community; she's wise and has a sense of humor. She is seventy years old, but has a yard filled with children. Florence was widowed at just thirty years old and later she also lost her daughter to illness, leaving her to be the sole provider for her grandchildren. Rather than giving in to bitterness and despair, Florence has built her life around caring for orphaned children in the community. She has been raising orphaned children for the past forty years f her life, and currently has four small children in her home. The youngest is three years old.

 

Florence used to feed the children by growing vegetables in her yard, but since she has developed arthritis and breathing problems, she is unable to garden anymore. She currently has no source of income, and she worries about the needs of her children. Under the Same Tree wants to sponsor the educational and nutritional needs of the children in Florence's care, and help her to start an income generating activity to earn money.