Children in Honduras show love instead of violence
Principal Marta and two students from her school in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
"Hi Gabrie, how are you? Here is your lunch…later you can go out and play,” says Mrs. Marta Sauceda. She gives him a big hug. Mrs. Marta is the principal at the school. Every day she feeds Gabrie. He suffers from malnutrition and his mother cannot afford to give him a proper meal. “Gabrie is one of many students, whose situation at home is not good. That’s why, as a teacher, I try to support all of my students with whatever support I can give them,” she says.
“Life is very hard for these children, but there is hope…we needed help and there was only one organization that decided to come inside this neighborhood and change the lives of these children and their families,” Mrs. Marta says.
Marcia Biggs on PBS NewsHour shares a first-hand account of life in Honduras and why families by the thousands are fleeing Honduras for the U.S.
This 5-part video series on PBS describes the situation in Honduras within miles of where World Vision works in similar circumstances. Watch this series to get a glimpse into the lives of Honduran families and the support needed to help them succeed.
Central America update: World Vision’s Lanre Williams-Ayedun updates Congressional Staff in Washington DC
Youth homicides in the region are now over 20 per 100,000 – that’s four times the global average. The risk of violence is not only from gangs. World Vision’s initiatives in Central America are addressing the key factors contributing to child and youth migration, violence, social exclusion, poverty, and separation from family. World Vision works with strategic public and private sector partners at the community level to promote programmatic and policy efforts that respond to the needs of potential at-risk and migrant youth.
“World Vision’s research in the sub-region found that up to 31% of children don’t feel safe in their own homes. The result is a social normalization of violence within the family, between peers, and in the community,” said Lanre.
Take action today for the children in Central America
The President recently proposed a suspension of foreign assistance for programs in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, cutting off nearly $700 million in aid. Foreign assistance in these countries addresses root causes of poverty, violence, and migration. Now more than ever, tell Congress these programs must continue.
As World Vision U.S. President Edgar Sandoval said in a statement, “This decision will have the opposite of its intended effect, allowing the root causes of migration, such as poverty, violence, and lack of opportunity, to continue driving migrants north, including the children and their families that World Vision has been called to serve.”
Will you join us in speaking directly to the White House on behalf of vulnerable Central American kids? It only takes a minute to remind the Administration that we need smart, compassionate, fully funded U.S. foreign assistance programs to end the poverty and violence that are stealing childhoods in Central America.
Please pray for courage, insight, and compassion for Honduran children and families who are working with World Vision to stop violence in their homes and communities.
Pray for children participating in our Peace Roads Clubs: that they may develop strong relationships with their mentors and bravely incorporate into their daily lives the trainings about conflict resolution, empathy, and building strong friendships. Pray for faith leaders and church communities participating in Raising Children With Tenderness: that faith leaders and parents would confidently employ new skills in providing comfort, imparting moral teaching, and coaching their children to success in school and community endeavors.
Pray for municipal-level and community-level Child Protection Committees, that they would have wisdom and courage as they develop and implement action plans for protecting children from violence in their cities and neighborhoods.
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