As of now,
several development projects are completed or in progress; these improve the daily
life of La Moskitia's inhabitants in Wampusirpi. The projects are focusedon
three areas:
Surgery, cures, medical treatments… The SiD Moskitia foundation works to improve the medical assistance to the people within Wampusirpi (about 6000 people). There is currently a very small clinic, lacking in the major necessary equipment. The people who are in need of treatment must be brought to the nearest city by airplane, which is costly. For this reason we are currently formulating a plan to build a hospital in Wampusirpi.
We have two main goals in educational programs:
- Create a scholarship program which will provide
children with education from the beginning level up until the undergraduate
level. Every year we hope to educate
hundreds of students.
- To improve the infrastructure of the educational system and to improve the
quality of the education that the children receive. We have made some progress toward this goal
with the construction of a cement building that has a library, computer room,
and internet access. There is also a
proposal waiting approval form the Honduras Government to build a new school in
Wampusirpi.
The native
people must be self-sufficient and independent; they must grow through their
own capabilities. For this reason, different micro businesses and
cooperative societies have been created to enhance the progression of their
natural wealth. Several of these small co-ops have been
started and developed with the help of our donated equipment and training
sessions.
-The agrarian
cooperative Won Helpka joins 75% of the local rice and frijol
producers. They have been contributing their work since the middle 1990's.
- The Plun
Auhni is a group of women that produce banana and yuca fries, to
sell in nearby towns.
- The Mairin Asla Daukanka Slilma Lakiaia group consists
of artisan women that work with Tuno-tree bark and make several varied types
of art.
- The honey
production is currently in progress and will be fully established as soon as
the training process is complete and an overseer is hired. Honey will be cultivated and sold in the
nearby towns as well.
