Alejandra*

Alejandra*

More than anything, 6-year-old Alejandra* wanted to go to school near her home in Honduras. But an infection on her foot made walking impossible. Even worse, the infection threatened her life.

Alejandra* was born with clubfoot, a congenital birth defect that caused her foot to be twisted severely. As a result, Alejandra always walked on the tender outside of her foot. Eventually, the skin near her ankle wore away, leading to a life-threatening infection.

Alejandra’s family was not sure she’d survive—until we intervened with the help of Americares.

In partnership with a local health center, our team from Community Health Partnership-Honduras was making home visits to patients unable travel. A local health advocate told the team about Alejandra, an orphan who lives with her grandmother and great-grandmother.

The medical team traveled to Alejandra’s home and treated her infection, using the medicine and medical supplies—including antibiotics—provided by Americares, at no cost to the family. Alejandra began recovering immediately.

Even better, the visiting doctors told Alejandra and her family that when her foot healed, she could have corrective surgery.

“Americares’ generous donations are so critical to our success,” says Community Health Partnership-Honduras Founder and Director Jennifer Smith. “Together, we truly make a difference.”

Americares provided Community Health Partnership-Honduras with critical medicine and medical supplies— like the antibiotics used to treat Alejandra’s foot.

Just a few months after we treated her infection, Alejandra received corrective surgery. Now, learning to walk again, she can look forward to a healthy future.

 

 

*Alijandra’s name has been changed in this story for privacy.

 

Volunteer doctors told Alejandra and her family that she could have corrective surgery on her clubfoot.

Casa Benito Project

Casa Benito Project

Proposed new building

Help us help rural hondurans realize their potential through the construction of a community center and volunteer housing complex in rural Opatoro

The Casa Benito Project is our response to the need for safe, reliable housing for our volunteers, as well as for other NGOs working in the region. In imagining the potential of Casa Benito, we discovered that the building could be so much more than a place to sleep.

How You Can Help

  • Name a room!
  • Buy a “bloque”(brick)!
  • Host a fundraiser!
  • Attend a presentation!
  • Volunteer during the build!
  • Become a sustaining member!

Casa Benito will be a space for myriad works that align with our mission, opening its doors for:

  • Parenting programs that promote raising healthy families
  • Classes for health care providers, rural
  • nurses and health promoters
  • Nutrition courses for selected regional
  • health volunteers
  • Educational opportunities for children
  • Expanded collaboration with universities in the capital
  • Creating jobs through teaching marketable skills
  • Hosting US university/Honduran dental brigades

Casa Benito + Sustainability

The health of the planet and of the local community are tantamount to CHP-H. Casa

Benito will feature:

  • Solar power
  • Rainwater collection for gardens
  • Recycling of plastics, glass, + aluminum
  • Organic compost for local farm distribution
  • Water filtration to provide clean running water and reduce plastic bottle waste
  • Medicinal gardens for herbalists to use in teaching natural remedies
Cape Cod Group Helps Honduras

Cape Cod Group Helps Honduras

Cape Cod Helps Honduras

In Honduras, there are a lot of very skilled and well-educated practitioners,” said Jennifer Smith of Community Health Partnership-Honduras, which spun off from Cape CARES about five years ago.

But there is little paid work for the doctors and nurses in the countryside and even in the capital of Tegucigalpa, where the public hospital does not have running water, said Smith, a South Dennis resident.

Learn more on WBUR’s website

 

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