Building Projects - International

Casa de Esperanza - The House of Hope
		Isn’t she beautiful? At first glance, almost everyone would see the beauty in this child. Most though would overlook the fact that she is malnourished, and unless something changes will be stunted in growth, intelligence, and destined to be poor for life. Her hair is the clue. See the “highlights”. Those are normally reserved for ladies willing to pay as much as $150 to have them added to their own hair. In the case of this child, her hunger is the cause. Amazing that the same $150 would feed her for a year. Little girls like this are the reason that the IRC is developing a children’s home project called “Casa de Esperanza” – The House of Hope.
Casa de Esperanza will be developed and built in a community called Santa Ana on land that was recently acquired by the IRC. A downloadable Casa de Esperanza PowerPoint presentation is available with additional pictures and site plans. Our goal is to have the home built and staffed by March 2006. A video of Casa de Esperanza is available here. If you are interested in supporting this children's home, one of the bedrooms, or one of the children please contact Marc Tindall for detailed information on how you can help. The website for the Casa de Esperanza is http://cdehonduras.org/
Homes
Before	Homes have been built for over 1800 families in Honduras. These are simple homes that enable the poor to get a start in life. They provide security for mothers and a place for the children to sleep. These homes represent hope and a future for so many of these families. They are given freely and without conditions. The construction is based on the highest need. An investigation is done prior to the house being built to insure that proper ownership of the property is in order. We build the house as large as the lot will allow. Team members and recipients are often overcome with emotion when the house is presented. There isn't a better way to effect a permanent change in their lives.
We have even been known to build two story homes if the need is great and the amount of people living in the house warrant it. These homes are all completed by our teams and are given to the poor with no strings attached. The cost of a wooden house with a hardwood floor is 1000 dollars. A concrete block house cost about 2500 dollars. If you would like to sponsor a house to be built then there is a family in Honduras that would greatly appreciate moving out of a card board shack and into a clean, dry and safe home provided by people who care.		After

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