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Doņa Candida
| | Interview with Doņa Candida,
a 70 year-old trailblazer of COHAPAZ | |
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Doņa Candida speaks about how she became involved with COHAPAZ,
and how it has affected her life and the lives of others in her community.
Doņa Marigsa
| | Interview with Doņa Marigsa,
a 70 year-old trailblazer of COHAPAZ | |
video runs approximately three minutes, and may take a minute to load.
Doņa Marigsa speaks about how she became involved with COHAPAZ,
and how it has affected her life and the lives of others in her community.
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the Doctor at a workshop
the Doctor at a workshop
In this photo is a "pila" (basically, a water basin). The last major project of COHAPAZ was to help poor families construct pilas. Having a pila and an attached rainwater catchment system can make all the difference for a family that would otherwise have to pay for all of their water. The woman in this picture now has water for gardening, doing dishes, and other activities. It is worth noting that the pila project only ended because the funding ran out...
A view of Tegucigalpa, from the colonia of Nueva Espaņa. Hondurans migrating to the city to find employment usually end up in one of the many poor colonias that crawl up the steep sides of the valley that the city sits in.
A couple of different families, with Doņa Marigsa and interns Sophia, Cheryl, and Andy. In the picture is another of the pilas constructed by COHAPAZ.
The coordinatoras of COHAPAZ
From left to right: Candida, Blanca, Marigsa, Hilda, and Banessa
Doņa Blanca
Doņa Hilda
The COHAPAZ promotora for Altos de Laurelos. COHAPAZ has the 4 coordinators (the Doņas), and at least one promotora in each community where they are working. This woman had an impressive garden, and a successful worm compost with hundreds of worms.
The promotora of an area of Villa Nueva, and her grandson.
Tegucigalpa. Most of the hills around the city have radio attenas and large adds on them...
Tegucigalpa. You can see a corner of the national footbal stadium at the top left...
Tegucigalpa
This is pretty much the whole city! The views from the hills around the city are spectacular, but you can see how the city sprawls across the huge valley. On the hill halfway up on the left side of the picture you can see an example of the widespread deforestation in the area.
This shot is from Villa Nueva, one of the poorer communities on the edge of the city. You can see the houses precariously perched on the steep hills. The ground is a hard sand/clay mixture called "lata" that has been baked and hardened by the sun, but when heavy rains come the erosion is intense and dangerous. In 1998 hurricane Mitch struck Honduras, killing 7000 people. Communities like this are the hardest struck by heavy rains, landslides, and erosion.
Another shot of this hill in Villa Nueva
A mother and daughter from Nueva Espaņa
A grandmother and her grandson, from Villa Nueva
A boy with a completed pila in the background
"Water is Life" "Barrios Fighting/Overcoming"
A logo of COHAPAZ
Another version of the COHAPAZ logo
"Combat Poverty, Grow a Garden!"
"Plant a Tree, Plant Hope!"