Asociacion Confraternidad Honduras (ACH) is a Honduran NGO that works to: Promote education through technology, as an essential element for the transformation of Honduras into an educated society. Strengthen the quality and access of upper secondary education and vocational training for youth, so that they may contribute to the development of Honduras Design and develop projects aimed at enhancing the capabilities of youth and adults in Honduras. Ensure greater geographical reach, inclusion and educational equity among all population groups for the building of a more just Society. ACH has been delivering the Computer Assisted Learning program in Honduras since 2009, after several years of developing and piloting the program.
The Christian Organization for Integrated Development of Honduras (Organismo Cristiano de Desarrollo Integral de Honduras – OCDIH), is a non-profit Christian civil society organization, supporting integrated human development in rural communities. The organization provides assistance to mitigate the effects of natural disasters and the impact of social ethnic, religious and political conflict. Our current strategic plan (2015-2019), defines the mission and vision: Mission: Sustainable empowerment of transformative and proactive leadership of men and women and their organizations promoting a rights-based approach sustained by Christian principles. Vision: To be a Christian civil society organization, that generates change in the lives of families in northwestern Honduras based on rights, justice and well-being. The organization works in four main program areas: Human rights and active citizenship, sustainable production systems, agribusiness and local economic initiatives, knowledge management and institutional development. In addition, the following three overarching principles apply to all projects: Christian identity, gender equity and risk management. OCDIH mainly serves the western part of Honduras bordering Guatemala. OCDIH has projects in four provinces of Honduras, each one supporting a number of municipalities: Copan … Continue reading Organismo Cristiano de Desarrollo Integral de Honduras (OCDIH)
Association for the Promotion of Community Development (CEBES) Perquín, is a non-governmental organization (NGO), started in December 1980, when father Rogelio Ponseele moved from San Salvador to Morazán to accompany a people making a heroic effort to build a better country after a horrendous civil war. The association obtained legal status in December 2017. In the intervening 36 years, CEBES Perquin has continued to develop formation processes in order that all people are respected, and aware of their human rights. One of the main focuses has been in encouraging women to be involved in formation, instilling hope, and encouraging all people to play an active role in the achievement of peace following the civil war. Our vision is to be an association which works with other agencies to lead the process of community development in the search for a more just and sustainable society. In carrying out our mission, we are an association that promotes community development with an emphasis on women’s economic empowerment, social integration, and environmental sustainability; promoting the participation of various local sectors. At the present time … Continue reading Comunidades Eclesiásticas de Base de El Salvador (CEBES)
Andean Alliance is a Peruvian registered Grassroots Organization (Asociación Civil), based in Huaraz, Peru. They are situated at 3650 m, at the base of the Cordillera Blanca Mountains. Andean Alliance is focused on supporting “grass roots” community development planning capabilities and implementing programs that strengthen the educational and economic base of Andean communities while enhancing their social and environmental conditions. Read more about Andean Alliance
Cooperative Agricola Ezfuerzo Occidental Limitada (CAEOL) was established in 2008 as an agricultural cooperative of small-scale vegetable and food crop producers in the Western part of Honduras. The Cooperative, first founded by 22 producers, currently has approximately 100 members. All members are small-scale vegetable or fruit producers, such as passion fruit, in the rural areas of Honduras. The Cooperative supports its members by providing technical assistance, market information, small credits for farm inputs, access to farm inputs at reduced prices, a collection and distribution centre for vegetables and fruit production and access to markets in the urban centres of the region. The goal of the Cooperative is to improve the members’ access to agricultural inputs, such as fertilizers and seeds, as well as equipment, including small greenhouses and irrigation equipment. In addition, the cooperative improves market access for members by connecting them to buyers of their products in the larger urban centres and provides transport to those markets. The cooperative also provides technical assistance through outreach specialists and offers training and information on agricultural techniques and methods. As a result, … Continue reading Cooperative Agricola Ezfuerzo Occidental Limitada (CAEOL)
The Urogynecology Project is the result of a partnership between Sombrilla and the Urogynecology Clinic at the Lois Hole Hospital. The clinic provides a holistic approach to treating pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence for women here in Edmonton. They are a multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physiotherapists and nutritionists. They have a strong desire to bring help to women other parts of the world by working with local health professionals and teaching the best practices that they use. They believe that no woman should suffer in silence with a poor quality of life when help is available.
Our partner organization SOMDES works with a poor indigenous population in Ayacucho, Peru in the Andes Mountains of South America. They provide programming designed to help at risk adolescents to develop self-supporting skills such as organic gardening, guinea pig farming, weaving and sewing. The students attend the program outside of school hours. The program provides them with positive adult role models and support, a meal and vocational instruction. The skills they gain in the program are intended to help them to earn an income as adults. Another object of the project is to allow the youth to use their spare time in a positive way and to prevent involvement with drugs and gangs. Many of the students come from homes in which the parents are frequently unavailable due to work so supportive interactions with adults are very important.
The Tierra Colorada project started in 2006 with funds donated by Paul Layte and Nancy Cowle and a grant from the Wild Rose Foundation. Sombrilla funds were used to improve the primary school in Tierra Colorada Baja, adding new classrooms to reduce overcrowding and replacing the bathrooms and kitchen, improving sanitation in the school. As an additional part of the project, biosand water filters were built in response to a high rate of absenteeism amongst students, due to illness. The filters provided clean water both for the school and for families in the community.
Sombrilla’s longest partnership is with ADIM, a registered NGO in Guatemala. Indigenous communities in northern Guatemala suffered through a thirty-year civil war that ended in the 1990s. Sombrilla was founded in 1987 in response to human rights abuses and population displacement that occurred as a result of the war. The primary goal of Sombrilla was to promote peace initiatives, and later to provide development aid and support for communities in the Quiche region. Early projects included: Promotion of Participatory Democracy and Gender Equity Project Human Rights and Peace Accord Promotion Project Primary Health Care Project – Phase 1 and 2 Improved Stove and Corn Grinder Project Comitancillo Human Resource Development Project I and II Ixcan-Sierra Prevention and Reintegration Project Ixcan Water and Latrine Project Teacher training and Library Building Ixcan-Sierra Wellness Chajul Family Garden Project