We are asking our supporters to nominate our partner in Honduras - Jorge Mahomar - as a CNN Hero. Jorge has been our key affiliate in Honduras since Building a Future's inception and has been helping the extremely poor in Honduras for more than 30 years now. For more information about Jorge, please visit our Partners page or read the Citizen Power article. If you need more information about Jorge, please email
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. Fill out the online CNN Hero Nomination form now»Deadline is August 1st.
About Jorge Mahomar's Work
The Global Citizen Project comes to Tegucigalpa
Building a Future fans suggested that Charyn Pfeuffer visit Building a Future as part of the Global Citizen Project, and then you all turned out to vote for BAF. Thanks to you, Charyn is now in Tegucigalpa for the first segment of her year-long travels. Follow along and check out her thoughts at her Global Citizen Project blog.
March 2010 Trip to Honduras
BAF has a annual trip to Honduras along with Texas A&M University students from AMC (Aggie Mens Club). This year the trip was held from March 14-21 and we are happy to report it was successful! We built a home for a family of 4 and we had the opportunity to interact with children from orphanages and support centers managed by Jorge Mahomar. Thank you to all who donated and supported Building a Future in this journey and for contributing to the Soccer for Bare Feet campaign. We gave out over 75 soccer balls and over 100 T-shirts to deserving children.
Thanks to the support of volunteers, friends, and the larger Building a Future family, we garnered the most votes in a Facebook poll to bring travel journalist Charyn Pfeuffer to Building a Future during her 12-month, 12-country trip during which she will volunteer at 12 different non-profits. BAF is honored to be Charyn's partner in Honduras thanks to the outpouring of support from everyone.
We would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who voted and spread the word! It is encouraging to see just how many people like you were willing to take action to support BAF's mission to "transform communities by promoting the educational and social development of underprivileged children in Honduras."
Stay tuned for more news about some projects and initiatives that are currently in development, and of course make sure to check back for information about when Charyn will be coming to Tegucigalpa.
Update: 1,000 Children Are In Need
Our 1000 Children Are In Need campaign has been a success! Building a Future is happy to announce it has reached its $12,000 fundraising goal to keep 8 children centers in Tegucigalpa, Honduras from shutting its doors to those who are most vulnerable. On October 30, 2009 Melissa de la Vega, BAF representative in Honduras, held a press conference to present the check to directors from the Centro de Desarrollo Juvenil y Familia (Center for Youth and Family Development), which handle the administration for the children centers. For more details, please read the press release. download now »
Honduras Independence Day Celebration
A group of Hondurans living in Miami plan to celebrate the 188th anniversary of Honduras Independence Day at Hammock Park. Attendees of the celebration picnic will enjoy Honduran food, music, and games and will have an opportunity to contribute to projects that benefit the needy in Honduras. Funds raised at the event with the sale of food and beverages will benefit two organizations doing great work in Honduras: Building a Future and Father Quetglas. The celebration will be held on Sunday 13 September 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm at Matheson Hammock Park, 9610 Old Cutler Rd, Miami, Florida 33156.
Update: Houses Built by AMC Students
AMC (Aggie Mens Club) students and BAF Directors traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras in March 2009 for one week to help in the construction of houses for three deserving families. As of June 2009, the houses have been completed! BAF wants to thank AMC students for their continued help and effort to create a better life for children and families in Honduras.
MiamiHerald.com Reports Fun in the Park 2009 Event
Wednesday, 12 August 2009 23:59
The Miami Herald published an article online with the details about Fun in the Park 2009, an event organized by BAF supporters in Miami, FL. The event is one of the fundraising initiatives for the 1,000 Children Are In Need campaign that Building a Future launched in June 2009. The print issue of The Miami Herald containing the article will be available to readers on Thursday, August 13, 2009. view article »
Honduras Market Magazine
Honduras Market Magazine from Tegucigalpa, Honduras published an article titled "Chevron Sponsors Junior Master Gardener Program" quoting Jose Mahomar, BAF Director, and Ana Belinda Martinez, District Manager of Honduras for Chevron, both acknowledging the importance and benefit of the program. view article »
Ag News: News and Public Affairs
On April 1, 2009, the Ag News online news source from Texas A&M AgriLife published an article showing a closer look at the development and implementation of the Junior Master Gardener Program in the Unidad y Fuerza community in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Norma Santos, a Junior Master Gardener trainer, traveled to Tegucigalpa on March 18-19 to present the program and curriculum materials to more than 20 local teachers. David Clayton and Jose Mahomar from Building a Future are quoted in the article mentioning the many benefits of the Junior Master Gardner Program for the community and particularly, the children. view article »
