While in Honduras from March 27 – April 5, we plan to spend time in the towns of Nueva Suyapa and La Paz (both which are near the capital city of Tegucigalpa).
In Nueva Suyapa, we will work with one of CRWRC’s partners, AJS (Association for a More Just Society http://www.ajs-us.org), and in La Paz we will have the opportunity to teach English at Faro de Luz, and also assist with a large scale community development project.
FIRST PART (March 27 – April 1)
While in Nueva Suyapa, we plan to assist with the following:
Organizational Research: We will assist AJS in conducting organizational research in the towns of Nueva Suyapa, Villa Nueva, and Flor de Campo to access the efficiency of their organization with the people they serve. This will be accomplished by distributing surveys and conducting interviews with the people of those towns and collecting data from the findings to assist AJS in determining how it can improve its services in the future.
Gideon Project: The Gideon Project is a specific program of AJS that addresses problems in the home, domestic violence, and problems with corrupt authorities. We will have the opportunity to work with AJS on this project and also participate in a preventative healthcare discussion with the people in the surrounding communities.
Cleaning Campaign: We will participate with the current AJS cleaning campaign in Villa Nueva, and assist AJS in determining what additional projects could be developed in the future to help raise environmental awareness and reduce pollution and health problems in those areas.
SECOND PART (April 1 – April 5)
While in La Paz, we plan to assist with the following:
Faro de Luz: We will spend three mornings at Faro de Luz teaching English classes and assisting with computer, music, and choir classes. We will also have the opportunity to deliver school supplies to the students and teachers at that school, as well as to children who live outside the town borders.
Construction & Community Development Project: We will assist with the construction of a 25 square foot house for a single mother and her children. We will also be using donations to purchase traffic signs for the streets of La Paz, as well as trash cans for the public areas of the city.
Meeting with the Mayor of La Paz: We will be meeting with the Mayor of La Paz, government officials, teachers and other representatives of the citizens of La Paz to discuss the current social and political dynamics of Honduras, including human rights issues, environmental sustainability, community development and medical issues and health care.
