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humanitarian efforts Amigos of Honduras: Changing Lives Year ‘Round Christmas is a time for giving, but for Amigos of Honduras giving is a year-round proposition. Humanitarian efforts to fund water projects to villages, whose residents have often never had running water, are ongoing. Children in such villages are often forced to spend the better part of their day carrying water over rugged terrain back to their village. After funneling running water to the village, Amigos of Honduras funds and participates in the building of a school, so not only do the children have extra time in their day that used to be spent getting water, but they are able to receive an education and prepare for a better future. Amigos is an organization whose projects Max International is proud to have a hand in funding and intends to have a long-term partnership with. Dave Riley, founder of Amigos of Honduras, said he and his partners like to make a trip to Honduras in December but won’t be able to this year because they will be going down in February to see the completion of the current water project in El Ocotillo. They will then begin the building of a school in the same area. This will mark the third water and school project for the people in rural areas of Honduras in an effort to help them become self-sufficient. Local residents are very instrumental in bringing the projects to fruition and help with every phase. Dave said that after a presentation given at the Max Convention in September he received donations equaling more than $8,000 from Max Associates, which paid for about half of the total costs for the water project. He was extremely grateful for the help he has received from the company. In addition to such water and school projects, Amigos helps with an AIDS project in Roatan, medical funding for a doctor in La Ceiba, and the funding and building of a pig farm in Comayagua. A friend of Amigos named Carlos lost his farm after Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and couldn’t secure funding to replant beans to begin harvesting again, so the fertile land of his farm lay dormant for many years. Amigos stepped in and funded a pig farm that would allow the farm to become self-sustaining. It now employs three people who help maintain it year-round, and contribute to its spotlessly clean environment. Corn is raised on the land to feed the pigs along with a daily food supplement that keeps them healthy and valuable. Since the project began in March 2006, they have raised six litters of pigs. Amigos is always on the lookout for smaller micro-projects throughout rural areas of Honduras in addition to the bigger water and school projects. For instance they bought a freezer for a store owner so he could sell ice cream and other frozen items to go along with his usual inventory. Christmas in Honduras, while a humble affair compared to what many are used to here, is a joyous time. Most of the celebrating takes place on Christmas Eve. Traditions such as decorating Christmas trees 12
humanitarian efforts are somewhat impractical, but they celebrate in other ways. They make tamales (a rare treat) on Christmas Eve and light fireworks. Christmas presents with the Hondurans’ modest means are also a rarity. Amigos of Honduras helps fund Christmas projects. They worked on one with a woman who assists with an AIDS project. She sent Amigos a list of names and photos with a little bio of 40 children in one rural village. This gave them an idea of the personality, needs and wants of each child. Donations from Amigos supporters made it possible for them to take presents to each of these children. Last year they brought a bag of toys down with them when they visited Honduras in December. One child, who had just received a race car, approached them to ask if they had one more toy for his little brother who was sick. Sadly, they had exhausted their supply of toys and had to report there was nothing left. They watched as the little boy went behind a partition, where his sick brother lay, and gave his only toy for Christmas to his little brother. They were so touched by this they did some legwork and were able to track down another toy so both boys received a Christmas present. Dave looks forward to a long-term partnership with Max International in the future. He is working with Vice President of Sales, Bob Kaelin, to develop a system for ongoing contributions from Max Associates to help fund upcoming projects in the Honduras region. 13
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