Valle, Honduras Mid-Term Report
The Volunteers are now settled in with their host families
and enjoying the routine of the community and their work. They are halfway through their summer
experience and have been busy completing the youth grant projects and their
community and school based construction projects. Upon arriving in their communities the Volunteers
went to work with their youth counterparts putting on different events such as
soccer tournaments, traditional dances, theater performances, presentations and
environmental projects. The Volunteers
and youth counterparts will have another conference to present their activities
and some will perform skits and traditional dances. This Saturday the Volunteers working in
communities with the host agency ADEPES will meet in Pespire for the youth
conference. They will be treated to a
special performance and activities put on by a Nicaraguan youth group. The Volunteers in SAVE communities will be attending
their youth conference in two weeks to present their projects and enjoy a
presentation from a woodworking cooperative.
This week Volunteers are participating in their midterm
route picnics in San Lorenzo and Pespire. They will be sharing their experiences with
fellow Volunteers, enjoying lunch and have an opportunity to connect to home by
calling or using the internet. They are
looking forward to having the day to speak English, relax and eat some American
influenced food! Volunteers will return
to their communities with some new tools and energy to continue on with their
projects. Volunteers’ school and community
based projects range from latrines and water tank repairs, as well as school
and community facility infrastructure improvements. The communities and the Volunteers will soon be
starting on their Community-Based Initiatives, the smaller community projects
that the Volunteers have been planning with community members. The Volunteers are also continuing their
activities in the school, focusing on environmental, creative expression and
health activities and lessons.
The last half of the summer is sure to fly by with so many
projects and activities!
