The construction for our project begins tomorrow. The goal of the project is to change the current design which Heart to Honduras uses to build homes. The currently design is a small home made of wood that a team of American workers can build in a week with help from the receiving family and members of the community. In theory, it sounds like a great practice but has several flaws. Wood is not a widely used material in Honduras and concrete blocks are vastly superior. The concrete blocks are, however, very difficult for American workers to work with. It is also a single room house. The current design is essentially a $2000 home that families will gladly receive and very possible could then not use or sell for the money. We are looking to change the design by building it out of concrete block and contains three interior rooms with the walls made of wood. A problem with nicer homes is the desparity it creates within the community. A local community development church, Salt and Light, has discovered that the homes that they have been building have created huge desparities in the community and they look to soon eliminate their home building projects within the next year.
Our project will cost roughly $3,500 and allow for American workers to travel down and install significant finishing touches on the interior wooden walls and aluminum sheeting roof. Even though the construction end of the project is just starting, the majority of the project will be to change the way Heart to Honduras works with communities.
Our internet situation has changed and blogging will be difficult for a while. I still need to share about our trip to Punta Sol and Tela. If you want a preview, search for it on Google.
Peace
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