"I volunteered with JLC back in October – December 2013. It was a great experience to interact with these indigenous communities at a local level. During my time the ... read more
"The volunteer experience in Honduras inspired me so much that I decided to stay in Honduras as a teacher in a bilingual school. Also, to understand the struggle of ma ... read more
along with our continuous work in the Lenca communities in La Esperanza, Intibucá, we continued to be part of other national and international initiatives such as:
After an enormous planning and logistics we organized our "First Forum on Legal Empowerment and Human Rights". JLC Tegucigalpa, Honduras Central America.
This year we work on Specific issues of gender equality in the country's democratic system, promoting awareness workshops to combat Domestic Violence in rural areas, planning for the implementation of rural legal clinics begins. We address issues of drug and alcohol prevention in youth in several of our beneficiary communities. Intensified professional training workshops on issues of leadership, etiquette, interpersonal relationships, entrepreneurship for our members. And finally, after many efforts, we were able to obtain our official governmental registration, this fundamental achievement allowed us to establish contacts with potential donors and national and international organizations with which we can make strategic agreements for the execution of projects in benefit of the Lenca communities with which JLC had and currently has a direct relationship.
Filtering and selection of new members, Strengthening of our working committees. Creation of our Work Plan for 2010; The Dental Brigades and self-help workshops and the training continues in indigenous human rights in specific areas, along with continuous research to direct the focus of our next Projects