Posted in Intibuca, Uncategorized on June 6, 2008 | No Comments »
The Asambleas that I visited in Intibucá were colourful, cheerful occasions. After climbing the hills on motorbike with Adan or Ethel, we would pull up beside a little pathway on the side of the road, park the bike, and walk through the gate in the chicken-wire fence into someone’s yard. The meetings were held in [...]
Posted in Intibuca, People, Uncategorized on June 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Adan and Ethel were my gallant hosts and intrepid guides on my visit to Intibucá. They constitute the small but stalwart Adelante office in La Esperanza. Both were exceptionally friendly and eager to help. They are also both soft-spoken and kind, and yet confident, effusive, and gregarious when working with clients of Adelante at the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A couple weeks ago, while I was visiting El Progreso - the subject of my last blog entry - one of the women I spoke with described a challenge that is not uncommon among women involved with the Fundacion Adelante. This woman - I will call her Maria, the most ubiquitous of Spanish names - [...]
Posted in Reflections, Uncategorized on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning, as I was walking to work, I passed a young girl pulling a small, make-shift wooden cart on wheels. She is a girl I have seen before in my neighbourhood, often in the mornings. I have seen other children like her – young boys who walk through the streets in pairs, often with [...]
