Do you know the Porta Mosana College in Gronsveld? We do! The youngsters at this school organized a benefit walk and raised the astonishing amount of € 2.634,77.
In our opinion this is a mind-boggling amount, which gave us all goose bumps when we found out about it. When you take into account that one single orange in Honduras costs 4 eurocents, imagine how much fruit (bucket loads!) we could buy for that.
Still, it’s very important, especially now, that Porta Mosana came up with this huge amount of money. Although the costs for food in Honduras are much lower than over here, prices have gone up in the last 12 months for approximately 30% of the basic food products.
You’ve probably noticed that in Holland a lot of products we use daily have become more expensive. We notice we have less to spend, but in countries like Honduras it’s a downright catastrophe. For instance, rice has become 79% more expensive than a year ago, butter has gone up by 18% and eggs by 25%. Carrots have gone up by 50% and onions by 17%.
These are all products we need every single day to feed the children. Luckily, the euro increased in value compared to the dollar, so our donations also increase in value, but it won’t be enough to compensate.
This donation is, therefore, a miraculous gift. Thanks to this extra income and thanks to the vegetable garden we started last year as a precaution, we’re able to manage the impact of the increase of certain products, such as rice and butter.
Porta Mosana, a warm thank you for all your support and good luck in your studies and future careers!
First of all, let me introduce myself: I’m Lili Mostard and recently I’ve become secretary of Homeless Child. I’m thrilled to be able to support this wonderful foundation. To get a better idea of the organnizzations that Homeless Child supports, I travelled to Honduras at the end of June.
