Carol in Honduras

Brayan and I at Mayatan

Brayan attends the Mayatan Bilingual school with our donations for school tuition, uniforms, transportation and meal costs. Robert Kern (from New Zealand) and I, have known Brayan since he was 6 and living at the local orphanage. Over time Robert was able to re-connect Brayan with his dad who he now lives with. Brayan’s dad makes a meagre living cooking at a local restaurant but Brayan stole the hearts of Robert and I years ago and we want to give this child any chance we can at a successful future here in Honduras.

I spent sometime at the school today, arriving in time to visit the primary students and also the Jr. Hi kids who are enrolled in the computer program.

An example of a report one of the Grade 9
students wrote using “word”

Studying the Educatodos Curriculum

The Grade 4, 5 and 6 students use the computers too

A most productive morning. Abuela and I constructed a sample neck cooler that might
make a good product for the women of Casita Copan to start a cottage industry.

The finished product… a neck cooler!

AND….I learned a Spanish song. En Tu Presencia, Hay Paz. (In your presence there is
peace). I feel like it was a good days work!

Tonight I met with a Canadian couple here working with CUSO……around my age.
Bruce lived in Red Deer and worked with The Advocate in the 90’s

Carlos received a loan from us for his mother to start a little store in their home. This young man seems to beat all odds. He completed 12th grade, he got a job in a restaurant, he borrowed money for his mom to start a small store out of their home……and he has repaid 2500 of the 7500 Lps that he owes. For rural Honduras that is beating all the odds which are against him.

Carlos and his mom

Their home in La Estanzuela. They grow Most of their food: the trees are dripping with avocados And mangos. They cultivate Maize and beans. They have chickens and pigs.

What you can’t see is that
they only have 2 chairs
And one stool…..and that
they have no outhouse. But
it was so tranquil and beautiful! I was treated to a lunch of chicken soup, tortillas and of course Coca Cola.

This time to San Antonio Miramar and San Jose Miramar.

Thank you to Saul Carrera from Plan International who vetted the requests for the books and wrote the proposal on behalf of the communities requesting them.

There are almost no free reading books in the schools. There are no book stores that I can find in Honduras. None! So, the concept of being able to choose a book just to read is foreign to these kids.

They seemed puzzled. The teacher had to explain to them that they would have a half hour every day to read a book of their choice.

The teachers, students, and administrator for the schools in this area would like to express their thanks to the people who supplied the funds to buy the books through A Better World.