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About Our
Kinder Sí Se Puede Sí se puede that's Spanish for 'Yes you can'. Sí se puede! in the El Porvenir Kinder to inspire the kids to do their best. The idea to build a kinder began back in 2005 when Charlie and Amalia Kirkhum opened their home in El Porvenir to about 20 local children to teach them basic skills. Because many children had never attended school, some of these kindergarten students were in their teens. Amalia and Charlie initiated the construction of the Kinder to be able to provide these kids with a daily nutritious meal, educational enrichment and a safe place to play and "hang out". Since 2005, this program has grown to include educational services, meals and material support.
With the help of our friends at Amigos
of Honduras, Ryan Daniels, then a 17-year-old high school
student from Utah made it possible to begin construction on this kinder. Ryan
and ten friends traveled to Honduras to begin the construction process for the
facility. These high school students donated substantial funding that they
raised from a dinner they held in their hometown as well as their energy and
hard work at the construction site! The finishing touches and lovely murals were done by a work group from Colorado State University that came via our association with Peacework. Thank you to all of our friends who helped to fund and build the kinder! We invite volunteers and work-groups to join us in this joyful and satisfying work! The kinder was completed in 2008 and the first official school year began with 20 children on January 16, 2009. The kinder normally has about 20 to 25 children each year.
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.
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