Tag Archives: orphans
two great stories
Here are two stories from one of the projects I work with : Mario José *Mario Jose* is a four and half year old boy who has spent half of his young life institutionalized in a center because his mother … Continue reading
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take a second look and join me…
I recently found out about this movie and the movement that has followed. Here is a compilation of what is circulating on the internet: Warner Brothers Pictures will be releasing a horror movie on July 24th call “Orphan.” The film … Continue reading
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red tape
Every so often “me toca” as they say in Spanish- its my turn- to spend days and days, along with a small fortune to get a few necesary pieces of paper. AKA, red tape for my residency card. This has … Continue reading
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the institutionalization of children
The organization I work with is called Orphan Advocacy. We do just that, advocate for orphans, that they may have a family. My office is inside of a state-run orphanage. Today on my way to a co-worker’s office across the … Continue reading
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sensitive
Tonight I’m thinking about the effects of seeing poverty on a day to day basis and the levels of sensitivity we have to these kinds of things. I read a lot of blogs and once in a while I stumble … Continue reading
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this is right where I said I would be
Two things. Two things after spending an afternoon at the state-run center for orhpans that is home to the office of the project I work with (read the post before this one). Two things after going into the house that … Continue reading
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bearing witness to their existence
Some of you may not know about a new project that I have been working with. It is a partnership between Puerta al Mundo (the local Honduran NGO I have worked with a lot), a group from the states called … Continue reading
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