Thank you very much for your trust and support over the past year. We wish you and your loved ones a joyful Christmas and a happy and healthy start to the new year.
Our children successfully participated in the ‘Education for Life’ course, strengthening essential everyday skills. Thanks to a generous donation, solar panels now provide the home with sustainable and reliable energy. The Semana de Oxigenación offered creative activities, excursions, and valuable relaxation. We celebrated Día del Niño with new clothes, gifts, and a visit to Pizza Hut, while in Unión y Esperanza a total of 278 children enjoyed their own special day. At the joint soccer tournament, fair play and joy were at the center. The school El Alpinista also strengthened community ties with a family day, celebrated the Fiestas Patrias, and won several medals at the regional cycling race
In the second quarter of 2025, we achieved significant progress in our projects. At the children’s home in San Pedro Sula, a new computer room was opened and a new director welcomed. In Santa Rosa de Copán, 156 people participated in hands-on courses that have already led to initial professional successes. In the village of Unión y Esperanza, community life was strengthened, a village festival celebrated, and construction began on a clinic and a community center. The school El Alpinista was recognized for its achievements and is focusing on English and computer science as a foundation for the future.
We support young women during their studies and as they enter the workforce. Five of the older girls now live together in a shared apartment, practicing independence. Despite the INFOP strike, we were able to offer nine courses at the SRC vocational training center and computer classes at six schools. At our school El Alpinista in Colonia Unión y Esperanza, 288 children receive an education on-site. The snack sales program empowers single mothers, and through computer and English classes, we create opportunities for a better future.
At the end of January, the new school building El Alpinista was officially inaugurated as part of the 100-Houses Project Unión y Esperanza. This significant project was planned and implemented by the Fundación Yo Quiero Ser and fully funded by the Stiftung Kinderheim Yo Quiero Ser from Switzerland.
The children’s home looks back on an eventful quarter: it experienced a vibrant community. Volunteers from Switzerland enriched the children’s daily lives, graduates celebrated impressive successes, and cultural excursions created lasting impressions. In Santa Rosa de Copán, the Yo Quiero Ser Foundation provided professional opportunities with free courses, while Unión y Esperanza offered families new homes and hope.
The ROOM organisation held a three-day ‘hope camp’ for older teenagers to explore their goals for the year and their lives. The new school year began in February with great anticipation, as education is a privilege in Honduras. Two young students of our home received a drama scholarship. During Easter week, the children spent a lot of time in the water and enjoyed many other activities. Gerard van Kesteren visited the children's home and took part in the inauguration of the 100 houses project. Eight high school graduates successfully took part in the La Prensa Marathon.
In this newsletter, you will find out how the “Yo quiero ser...” foundation launched the “Unión y Esperanza” project, then known as the “100 Houses Project”, after the devastating hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020. Accompany us from the selection of the families to their move into the 104 newly built houses and the subsequent development of a community in the newly created “village”..
In 2023, five of our children successfully completed secondary school, three of them at the top of their class. Yeslin received a diploma in business administration, Lency in hotel and tourism management. The children's home invests 14% of its budget in education and a dental brigade provides dental care. Christmas and New Year's Eve were celebrated with festive visits and rituals.
In addition to the visits by the Cross Carolina Connection, the Children's Day was a highlight, as it is every year. But it wasn't just the children who were celebrated: For one day, our employees took centre stage and were allowed to indulge themselves. And the internal survey clearly reveals the metamorphosis of the children at the home...
We used Semana Santa to support the 100 houses project together with the children. Afterwards, we travelled to Santa Rosa de Copán with the older children. We received the container from Désirée Ammann with lots of great things. An we all went to a “family outing”..
