La Limonada

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Bullet holes act as a reminder to the inherant danger of living in La Limonada.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
A proud grandmother holds her grandaughter in the alley with bullet holes in the wall behind her as reminders of the violence in her barrio.

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La Limonada
Tita Evertsz established the Limonada and Mandarin schools to provide a spiritual safe haven, education, safe meals, hygiene, and scholarships to the children on La Limonada.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Inside the Limonada school children are given additional schooling from their public education.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Inside the Mandarin school children are given additional schooling from their public education.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Inside the Mandarin school children are given additional schooling from their public education.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Inside the Mandarin school children are taught hygiene skills such as brushing their teeth.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Inside the Mandarin school children are taught hygiene skills such as brushing their teeth.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Inside the Mandarin school children are given additional schooling from their public education.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Inside the Mandarin school children are given additional schooling from their public education.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Inside the Mandarin school children are given additional schooling from their public education.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Inside the Mandarin school children are given additional schooling from their public education.

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La Limonada
Valeria proudly holds up a drawing she drew for the children in Northfield, Minnesota.

La Limonada
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La Limonada
Olivia proudly holds up a drawing she drew for the children in Northfield, Minnesota.

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La Limonada
Mellin proudly holds up a drawing she drew for the children in Northfield, Minnesota.

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La Limonada
As an elder neighbor of La Escuelita (The Little School), she has been witness to the violence, drug abuse and poverty within La Limonada.