HANDS TO HONDURAS-TRUJILLO

2008 PROJECTS
2009 PROPOSED PROJECTS

SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION

Our goal is to build 9 new classrooms at 4 schools, all with electricity.

Escuela Jairo Ayala--Guadalupe Carney--$9,500.00 (2 classrooms)

This school has 659 students utilizing 8 classrooms.

It is extremely overcrowded. The school is made of old barn board that is extremely termite infested.

We hope to build two new 20x30 classrooms for this school.

Escuela Elvira Tome, Moradel (Pech)--$9,500.00 (2 classrooms)

We built them a new kindergarten in 2008.

They currently have a two classroom school in the village and wish to utilize that as a community center. We propose building them two new 20x30 classrooms.

Escuela Reforma, Rio Claro--$8,500.00 (2 classrooms)

This school has 120 students utilizing 2 existing classrooms and is extremely overcrowded. We propose building them two new 20x25 classrooms.

Escuela Reforma, Rio Claro--$4,500.00 (new kindergarten)

Their kindergarten is currently held in a private home and has 20 children attending. We propose building them a new 20x20 kindergarten.

 
Escuela 3 de Febrero, Monte Cristo--$8,500.00 (2 classrooms)

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This school has 205 students in 3 existing classrooms and is also extremely overcrowded. We propose building them two new 20x25 classrooms.

Escuela Taufick Bendeck, Barrio BuenosAires--$1,500.00 (plus playground)

The original kindergarten was build in 1982.

We will replace the roof over one

classroom

and replace their playground equipment.

POWER PROJECTS

In February, 2009, we propose providing power to three communities and upgrading the power supply to one school.   We will be applying for matching grant funds for the power projects.

Cunda--$10,297.81

In February, 2008, we built a new school in Cunda. This community has 20 houses, 1 store and 1 school. There are approximately 100 people in the community. We propose bringing power to this community from a power supply on the main road bypassing the community. The school already has conduit in the walls. This is an Hispanic community.

We will also wire the new school at a cost of $400.00.

Moradel—Pech Indian Village--$13,832.58

In February, 2008, we built a new kindergarten with latrines for this Pech Indian village. This community has 17 houses, a new kindergarten, two existing classrooms in a building that will become a community center once we build them two new classrooms next year, a cultural center, a restaurant and two cabanas for tourists. There are approximately 103 people living in this community.  We have already provided them with monies to wire the new kindergarten.

A new housing development located in front of the Pech village will bring power within one pole of the new kindergarten.

We will tie into this power line to serve 15 of the 17 homes in the village (2 of the houses are too remote to be cost effective).

Caribbean Mission--$7,651.23

This Black community was originally created after Hurricane Mitch by a Canadian Church. For reasons that are still unclear (the claim is the church did not like the way the homes were constructed and pulled out) power was never provided to the 31 houses, 1 church and 1 school. Whatever the reason, the community is without power and feels abandoned. We will wire the school from other funds at a cost of $300.00. Power lines run past the community.

Guadalupe Carney--$6,215.89

The community of Guadalupe Carney has electricity. The school even has electricity. However, the power lines supplying the school are incredibly inadequate-scary. The classrooms are made of wood and termite infested. It is a disaster waiting to happen.

We will be building them two new cement block classrooms near the existing structures. We will upgrade the power supply and provide power to the new classrooms—as well as wire the new classrooms. There are 659 students utilizing the 8 existing classrooms….extremely overcrowded.

It is a Hispanic community that has demonstrated against their treatment/neglect by the government with blockades of the only road into Trujillo.

WATER AND REFORESTATION PROJECT

Barrio San Martin adjoins Barrio Cristales. In February, 2008, we provided Cristales the resources to build a 26,000 gallon water storage tank. While the distribution line is being installed, Barrio San Martin has tied into this storage tank (which is near their current tank). In 1984, Barrio San Martin installed a water system serving their small community. Barrio San Martin has grown dramatically to 1,000 houses with 11,000 people. The 10,000 gallon tank they have is far from adequate. We propose providing Barrio San Martin with the resources to build a 36,000 gallon water storage tank. Additionally, the watershed for both Barrio Cristales and San Martin has been deforested. We propose providing them with 1,000 Teca trees (no commercial value) to reforest their watershed.
Total cost--$11,720.89

LATRINE PROJECTS

Disposal of human waste is a major problem in Honduras. Schools often are the primary location for latrines in a community….they are heavily used. The latrines at three schools are extremely inadequate, in need of supplementation, or should just be replaced. The total cost for the latrines should be $4,800.00 . We will be applying for Matching Grant Funds for these latrines.

Cunda--$1,600.00

I have had the displeasure of using the existing latrine at the new school we built in Cunda. We propose replacing it with three new latrines.

Rio Claro--$1,600.00

The existing latrines are old and in a state of major disrepair. The tank is full—there are no “honey” wagons. As with old outhouses in the USA, you just move the building after the tank is full….this is not possible with cement block latrines. We propose replacing the existing latrines. There are 120 students in the school.
 
Guadalupe Carney--$1,600.00

This is an impossible situation…659 students utilizing 3 latrines. Despite the current condition of the latrines….three more are needed.

COMPUTERS--$6,352.50

In 2008, we distributed 153 computers to 16 schools along the north coast of Honduras.   61 of them were for schools in or around Trujillo. We have requests from 11 schools this coming year for 136 computers and will need 14 other computers in reserve for computers that did not survive the year or for last minute requests. Castaway Computers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provided us with used Pentiums (II-IV) delivered to Trujillo loaded with licensed Microsoft software including educational programs at a cost of $42.34 each .   We will be applying for Matching Grant funds for this project.

Schools receiving the computers;
Technical Institute, Trujillo 20
Escuela Franciso Morazan, Honduras Aguan 15
Escuela 3 de Febrero, Monte Cristo 10
Escuela Reforma, Rio Claro 10
Escuela Modesto Rodas Alvarado, Ilanga 15
Escuela Jairo Ayala, Guadalupe Carney 9
Escuela Elvira Tome, Moradel 6
Escuela Lidia Handal, Honduras Aguan 10
Escuela Urma Castillo, Jerico 10
Centro Basica, Capiro 15
Escuela Esteban Guardiola, Chapagua 10
Chacahauala, Cortes 10
Replacement computers/last minute requests 10

JOINT DISTRICT WATER PROJECT REQUEST

In 2008, we provided funds for the construction of a 26,000 gallon storage tank to provide water to the 750 households in Barrio Cristales—a Black community). District 5830 has expressed interest in sponsoring an MGA for a community slow sand filtration system and 14,000 gallon storage tank for clean water costing close to $30,000.00. We have pledged $504.00 toward this project.

SUPPORT COSTS
In order to make “it” all happen, we must rent vehicles, buy gas, and provide cell phones. We also make plaques recognizing donors and provide flags for the Trujillo Rotary Club to exchange with us. These costs add up…to $20,000.00 in 2008. We have budgeted $18,943.68 for 2009.
WORK TRIP TOTAL EXPENSES
$124,516.39