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With our strong belief in the importance of involving the community in every process of the creation of our libraries, we were adamant to get as many mothers and community members as possible in La Florida to pick up paintbrushes during the mural painting. It started as it often does, with the mothers standing outside, curiously watching us mixing paint and instructing the children on the natural forms of flowers and how to best hold the small paintbrushes, reluctant to even enter the space. The day before, the school’s single teacher Nerry, along with the students, had decided they wanted to paint a “tree of literature” in one of the corners of the library space, and now I was in the process of outlining the tree with chalk. As one mother watched me, I turned to her to ask, “can you help me?” and offered her a piece of chalk. “Try it” I said, encouraging her and several other mothers who had come in to see what was going on, “you can do it!” Slowly, they started, and the tree began to take shape. Several hours later, a truly stunning tree, embodying beautiful natural movements in its delicate branches had appeared on the wall. As Nery (the teacher) and Walter (educate.’s project coordinator) entered the space, looking from the tree to me, they nodded, impressed. I shook my head smiling and gestured to the mothers, “I didn’t paint any of it, these newly found painters did it all!” They all smiled and giggled proudly. Feeling the sense of ownership growing into the space, and the care being applied to to each and every corner of this formerly abandoned storage space by the many, many different paintbrushes, was a process I can only describe as “magical.” (La Florida Library, part 2) . . . . . #communitydevelopment #library #ruralvillage #community #studentsforchildren #painting #mothers #art #artists #murals #powerofeducation #books #transformation #literature #reading #kidlit #youngreaders #cultureofreading #honduras #hondurastravel #centralamerica @studentsforchildren020

Our second library of this year has just been inaugurated, this time in the mountains of Catacamas, Olancho! Over the next few, days we’ll be posting another series of stories from our time with the community, written by educate. co-founder Lisa and our new in-country project coordinator Walter. First up: the journey. The journey up to the small village of La Florida, located near the highest point in the department of Olancho, was unlike anything I had ever experienced. After a full day of bussing from San Pedro Sula in the north to Tegucigalpa in the south, then on to Catacamas in the east (lugging suitcases of books, shelves, reed mats, paint…) and spending a few hours getting some sleep in a small family-run hotel, we were picked up by the school’s teacher Nery Molina at 6:30am on Monday morning. Piling into his small car, about 30 minutes later we arrived at the “Caves of Talgua” where Don Pablo, Valentin, Freddy and Eduar, were already gathered with a number of horses who were impatiently pawing the ground. After walking down to brush our teeth in the river, we began loading the suitcases and shelves onto the horses, unpacking several of the boxes so we could distribute the weight across the horses. Finally, we were ready to depart. Mounting onto my horse “Pintada” and entering the dense green rocky terrain of the Sierra Agalta national park, I could feel the stress from the previous few days sinking away. Almost 3 hours later, after having been rained on, having stopped for breakfast at Fredy’s house, admired the exquisite sweeping mountains, and having been told all about the village and history of the national park, we arrived at the schools gates and were greeted by 20 overly excited children, giggling and pointing and whispering in amazement and anticipation. This marked our arrival at the beautiful small school of Francisco Morazan in La Florida. Stay tuned for more tomorrow! . . . . . . #library #honduras #olancho #laflorida #catacamasolancho #nationalpark #horses #mountains #rural #ruralvillage #studentsforchildren #powerofeducation #honduras🇭🇳 #books #community #communitydevelopment #travel #project #remote #realhonduras #everydayhonduras

We headed back to the Guadalupe Ulloa primary school in Trinidad to see the library we supported in this community one year ago. There we had the chance to conduct an impact assessment by leading a classroom discussion with students about how they use their library, and what they think the importance of the space and its resources is for their learning. This is the Grade 4 class, who have been learning about fables using the books donated last year. . Regresamos a la escuela primaria Guadalupe Ulloa en Trinidad para ver la biblioteca que apoyamos en esta comunidad hace un año. Allí tuvimos la oportunidad de realizar una evaluación de impacto, liderando una discusión en el aula con los estudiantes sobre cómo usan su biblioteca y lo que ellos creen que es la importancia del espacio y sus recursos para su aprendizaje. Este es el 4to grado, que ha estado aprendiendo sobre fábulas usando los libros donados el año pasado. . . . . . #honduras #honduras🇭🇳 #trinidadsantabarbara #guadalupeulloa #primaryschool #library #schoollibrary #ngo #nonprofit #literacy #reading #powerofeducation #504 #impact #impactassessment #project #learning #school #everydayhonduras #changemaker #changetheworld

Bringing our scholarship students together for the first time was a chance to start turning this programme into a community. It was a chance to sit together for an afternoon of food and conversation, to talk about their goals and dreams, and to get input and feedback from them. Stephanie, Tania and Javier (left to right) are all growing into young leaders in their fields. . Reuniendo a nuestros estudiantes becados por la primera vez fue una oportunidad para comenzar a convertir este programa en una comunidad. Fue una oportunidad para sentarnos juntos para una tarde de comida y conversación, para hablar sobre sus metas y sueños, y para obtener comentarios de ellos. Stephanie, Tania y Javier (de izquierda a derecha) se están convirtiendo en jóvenes líderes en sus aéreas. . . . . . . #honduras #scholarshipstudents #scholarshipprogramme #scholarship #university #college #unahvs #unah #uth #sanpedrosula #students #highachievers #leaders #changemakers #latinamerica #powerofeducation

On their first day in the library, after the students had been reading for some time, a boy called Pedro came over looking for another book to read. We showed him a book called “Pedro y le tiburón” (Pedro and the shark). His eyes widened in amazement, astonished at seeing HIS name in the title of a book, and he hurriedly sat down to read. Books that kids can see themselves in matter, perhaps more than we may ever realise. (Las Lagunas library, part 7) . En su primer día en la biblioteca, después de que los estudiantes habían estado leyendo durante algún tiempo, un niño llamado Pedro se acercó a buscar otro libro para leer. Le mostramos un libro llamado “Pedro y le tiburón.” Sus ojos se abrieron con asombro, tan sorprendido al ver SU nombre en el título de un libro, y se sentó rápidamente a leer. Los libros en los que los niños pueden verse a sí mismos son importantes, tal vez más de lo que podemos imaginar. (Biblioteca Las Lagunas, parte 7) . . . . . . . . #honduras #reading #pedro #books #reader #youngreader #kidlit #earlylit #literacy #library #bookstagram #centralamerica #latinamerica #powerofeducation #powerofreading #excited #culturallyrelevantbooks #mirrorsandwindows #rolemodel #readersclub

The honour of cutting the ribbon at the inauguration ceremony went to Carlitos and Claudia, two first graders. The thick blue and white ribbon stretched in front of all the students, and the rest of the community gathered to watch. Laughter ensued when they struggled, little hands unable to get the adult-sized scissors to cut the ribbon. With a bit of help and a lot of concentration in their faces, Carlitos and Claudia cut through the ribbon and everyone clapped as both sides fell away. (Las Lagunas library, part 6) . El honor de cortar la cinta en la ceremonia de inauguración fue para Carlitos y Claudia, dos estudiantes de primer grado. La gruesa cinta azul y blanca se extendía frente a todos los estudiantes, y el resto de la comunidad se reunió para mirar. Todos se rieron cuando sus pequeñas manos eran incapaces de usar las tijeras del tamaño adulto para cortar la cinta. Con un poco de ayuda y mucha concentración en sus caras, Carlitos y Claudia cortaron la cinta y todos aplaudieron cuando los dos lados de la cinta se cayeron. (Biblioteca Las Lagunas, parte 6) . . . . . #inauguration #honduras #laslagunas #laarada #arada #centralamerica #rural #ruralvillage #library #schoollibrary #sdg4 #education #kids #students #powerofeducation #community #communitydevelopment #startalibrary #celebration #books #reading #inspire #empower #learn #grow #youth #latinamerica #earlyliteracy #laughter

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