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After half a year of building, the new floor on Hogar Suyapa was inaugurated October 3. there is now room for sixty children. Thanks to an extra gift from a large Dutch donor, we could even renovate the first floor. The children, mostly girls, are wildly enthusiastic and are all eager to show how well they can climb the stairs…for…. only he or she who knows how to climb stairs will be allowed to move to those marvelous brand new beds on the highest floor!

Until recently Proniño’s children moved abruptly from life in a rehabilitation center to total freedom in the permanent center. For some, that change was too swift and a middle phase was opened to help them adapt: La Esperanza (The Hope). The building was paid for with Dutch moneys and Roberto Micheletti, Honduras’ second most powerful politician, opened the premises. Catching politicians’ attention is important in Honduras too, for without the politician, money is harder to find. He did give a 2.700 dollar donation, a tremendous amount in local currency.

And the children? They are thrilled of course and can slowly adapt to their newfound liberty!