2018 HONDURAS SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES

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1 HONDURAS SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES Honduras

2 Project Goal Enhance the learning experience of impoverished students in Honduras by constructing a new school building. Project Description This project will fund the construction of a new school building in an impoverished community in Honduras identified to be desperately in need of a school. The school will have three classrooms and a single-unit sanitation facility equipped with a septic tank. School supplies will also be provided. The project entails the following: Preliminary planning and clearing of the land Concrete foundations Concrete block walls with beams and columns Concrete floorings Galvanized zinc roofs Front gutters and downspouts A total of 14 windows and 11 doors Paint and finish interior and exterior walls of the buildings A single-unit sanitation facility and septic tank Plumbing and septic tank School supplies Project sign The new school facility will replace an aging and deteriorating school, facilitate improved learning conditions, increase enrollment and alleviate overcrowding. It is estimated that approximately 150 children from between the ages of 6 and 15 will benefit from this project. Total Project Cost: $39, D Page 2

3 Honduras Honduras is an impoverished country bordering Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. With more than half the population living beneath the poverty line (the total population is about 9 million), and the world s highest murder rate, Honduras faces many serious barriers to progress. Unemployment, gang violence and a widespread lack of opportunity contribute to the challenging landscape. Malnutrition is rampant in Honduras, and infant and child mortality rates are high. Food For The Poor began serving the poor of Honduras in 1999, shortly after the country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch. The education system in Honduras is very poor, with deteriorated facilities and few educational materials. Consequently, 75 percent of the adults have only a thirdgrade education and only 20 percent finish the sixth grade. Undergraduate studies are attained by barely 5 percent of the total population. Although parents want a better education for their children, survival requires that all of the children work in order to help provide for the family. Tragically, there are some communities in Honduras where up to 90 percent of the population is illiterate. Some communities do not even have a building where the children can attend classes. Instead, they receive instruction under the trees, exposed to the harsh elements of nature. Every child has the right to a formal education, and this should be the first step in lifting these communities out of poverty. School construction is an urgent need for destitute villages throughout Honduras. We hope you will join us as we seek to make education available to impoverished children of Honduras and break the generational cycle of poverty. 1813D Page 3

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5 With your help we can give children from these homes access to an education and help them realize a brighter future 1813D Page 5

6 Children from impoverished communities attend school 1813D Page 6

7 Proposed floor plan for new school 1813D Page 7

8 The happy children of Las Magnolias, Honduras, at their new school, which was built by generous Food For The Poor donors 1813D Page 8

9 Budget QTY UNIT DESCRIPTION AMOUNT TOTAL 1 Preliminaries excavation, surveying, leveling and staking $ $ Concrete foundation $2, $2, Concrete block walls, including beams and columns $8, $8, Finishing of concrete beams and columns $1, $1, Paint $1, $1, Concrete flooring $2, $2, Ceramic floor tile for bathrooms $ $ Ceramic tile for bathroom wall, including plaster $2, $2, Roof and roof structure $6, $6, Front metallic columns for hallway $1, $1, Rain gutters and downspouts $ $ Fourteen windows $1, $1, Set Doors $1, $1, Metal boxes and electrical piping $ $ Plumbing and septic tank $2, $2, Sign $ $ Transportation $ $ School supplies $1, $1, Direct Costs Total $34, D Page 9

10 Indirect Costs Corporate, Network & Field Operation In-country project management expenses Food For The Poor, Inc. fulfillment, project management and monitoring expenses $1, $3, Indirect Costs Subtotal $5, TOTAL PROJECT COST $39, The funds you generously contribute to Food For The Poor will be used toward completion of your project of choice. If any of your kind donation exceeds budget cost, rest assured that it will be used to fund other Food For The Poor projects designed to meet the urgent needs of the poor. 1813D Page 10

11 About Food For The Poor Food For The Poor, one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the nation, does much more than feed millions of the hungry poor primarily in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. This interdenominational Christian ministry provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicine, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance. For more information, please visit D Page 11