Honduras El Paraiso. English post.

The village of El Paraiso is about 2 hours drive west of the capital Tegucigalpa. The Escuela Oberto Suazo Cordova currently has 5 classrooms. 360 children have to be taught in shifts, 15 teachers take turns in the morning and in the afternoon. In the morning, children from the first to third grade attend classes and in the afternoon the older children. It is the only school in the area. Also from the surrounding villages, the children of school age come to school there. Another 100 children are waiting for a place in the school, but can not be admitted due to lack of capacity and classrooms.

Unfortunately, there is no money to expand the school. If there was more space, these children could also be included. The existing classrooms are in a run-down condition: holes in the ceilings, broken windows, partially broken tables. The decor dates back to 1983.

We plan to build two new rooms in the first year, directly adjacent to the existing 5 classrooms and the same size. Next door is a toilet facilities, because the existing toilets are far too few and also in a very bad condition. The classrooms we will equip with desks and chairs, which are made by a local carpenter.

For the construction of the new classrooms and the toilets, we have an offer from a local craftsman totaling EUR 7,400. In addition, the equipment of the rooms with 20 tables and 40 chairs

In the photo gallery, you can follow the project.