Nuevo Paraiso, Honduras

Some of the other volunteer efforts included sanding and painting the brick and cement buildings, digging a huge hole for a cistern and wiring a building (more on that in a bit).  One of the teachers tutored local boys in English.

During the week that we were there, the group toured the different facilities of the project.  There were separate high school, grade school and kindergarten buildings.  The project has done a first-rate job with all of them.  The grade school even had a computer room! A few small businesses were being started in an effort to teach business skills and to provide some revenue.  The project had a brick factory that produced all of the bricks for the Nuevo Paraiso structures and some to sell to others.  Other initiatives included; a bakery, a fried plantain store and a beauty salon.

There were also separate campuses for children with AIDS and teenage boys.  We toured the facility for the kids with AIDS and were again impressed with the facility and the staff.  Unfortunately, we left for Nicaragua before seeing the facility for teenage boys.  From what we understand, it is a working farm and is well on its way to being able to provide a large percentage of its own food.

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