Day-Care Center
 CAMO
has pledged its support to a local day care center that cares for
approximately 120 young children of poor single parents ranging in
age from 1 month to 7 years of age. The day care center provides children
a safe haven instead of fending for themselves in the streets while their
parent goes to work. Now, the children receive three balanced meals, multi-vitamins
and attention from the day care staff. To date, CAMO has helped the center
rebuild the kitchen, replace the floor, fix the leaking roof and outfit
the nursery. The operating costs for the day care center are constant and
a need remains for sponsors to pledge support of the center. In addition
to daily food needs and educational supplies in Spanish, the center is
in need of improved bathroom facilities, funds for food and a water cistern
system. One day of food costs is one dollar per child.
Community Center
In October 2004, CAMO inaugurated the Noble Community Center in Santa
Rosa. The only enclosed public gymnasium in the entire region, the facility
serves over one million people. Today, the center is constantly in use.
Sporting events are a daily occurrence, with school and community teams
using it for tournaments. The community used the center for ballot collection
and tabulation during national elections. In addition, the local ambulance
services use the center for the dispatch of their emergency vehicles. |
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Technical School
 CAMO
supports the trade school for street boys in Santa Rosa de Copan. The number
of children living on the streets is on the rise in Honduras’ cities and
so is the need for constructive programming to engage these children in
skills-based training activities. With this goal in mind, CAMO has pledged
its support to the technical school that has re-opened its doors to reach
out to these young men by providing a work-skills curriculum. The program
will train participants in carpentry and construction, which will provide
them with a way to earn a living in Honduras.
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