People in the countryside don’t have access to electricity, so they depend on chopped wood to cook their tortillas and beans. In the dry season, the farmers often burn their fields to prepare them for planting their crops. When they do that, the pollution is so great that many times the city of Tegucigalpa has been forced to close the airport due to poor visibility. Honduras used to enjoy beautiful forests that protected the environment, but the excessive deforestation has created a shortage of water and climatic changes.  

In an effort to alleviate the situation, Bridge of Peace will be providing teacher workshops and school vegetable gardens that will help the children understand that their future is in peril if they don’t take care of the environment we all share.

If the families don’t have the knowledge or the funds to take care of their health, the children won’t function at their best. Bridge of Peace has donated thousands of dental health kits to the San Marcos Community Health Center. The doctors have agreed to present workshops at the schools and provide fluoride tablets to protect the children’s teeth.

We are presently looking for hospital supplies to enhance what the health service is able to provide.