Honduras Children is formed by people that have special skills
and experience supporting projects, and we are all volunteers! The
only salaries we have are for the teacher and the maintenance / security man.
We are working to create opportunities for the children of
Honduras by co-operating with other organizations having similar goals, and most
importantly, by welcoming sponsors and volunteers.
Our work with children To help them learn the difference between opinions, judgments, and
accurate information to learn to make positive choices. We encourage our
children to be imaginative, to find creative and peaceful solutions to
problems.To help them become productive citizens who accept responsibility for
the results of their actions.To encourage them to ask questions, to analyze and
even challenge the answers.
An introduction
Charlie
and Amalia Kirkhum
met while on a mission trip to Honduras to help the victims of the devastating
Hurricane Mitch. One thing led to another and a few years later they
were
married and living in El Porvenir. Charlie is from the United States.
Amalia grew up in the La Ceiba area of Honduras but lived in the states for more
than 40 years.
When they first arrived in Honduras, all they knew was that they
wanted to work with children and they quickly learned that it doesn't take much
to get started. At first they just got to know the children and soon more
and more started showing up at their house. They offered projects and
activities, often fed the children lunch or dinner and once they started 'movie
nights', things really took off! Quickly outgrowing the space in their
yard, it was clear they needed more room. With funding and support from
Amigos of Honduras and the mayor of the town of El Porvenir, land was donated to
build a Kinder and construction began in 2007. The Kinder was completed in
2008 and the first official school year began with 20 children on January 16,
2009. As the founding directors, Amalia serves as President of Honduras
Children and Charlie serves as Treasurer.
