Her Name Was Nuvia
Nuvia was young, she battled poverty, supported a sick parent and fought against cancer. She was also a single mother and my mom.
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Nuvia was young, she battled poverty, supported a sick parent and fought against cancer. She was also a single mother and my mom.
Kedy had an almost impossible choice: she could quit her job and risk sinking into poverty, or she could earn a living and jeopardize her children’s well-being.
The life of a woman is difficult. The life of a woman in Honduras is even more so. The life of a woman who happens to be a mother in Copán Ruinas just might be indescribably hard. This May, we celebrate mothers and honor their strength and hard work.
Sexual violence is one of the top problems that women and girls face in Honduras. To help solve that, our program coordinator, Daysi is teaching children about gender-based violence, sexual assault and how to prevent it.
After 2 very long years with little or no visits, we are opening our doors once again.
Meet Daysi Ramírez, the newest member of the Casita family and a proud copaneca.
Living at an orphanage with little or no care, Naún’s chances at success were slim. He was labeled as a bad apple by his community, but he chose to walk his own path along with Casita.
It’s been close to 10 months since we got the keys to our new home and as much as we would love to say that
Casita Copán welcomes a new member of the team, Mario Maradiaga from Honduras