The Morgan Jayne Project continues its support families in Honduras who are battling to live in the face of poverty and AIDS.
Familias Saludables, the agency that delivers the Morgan Jayne Project in Roatan has embarked on a new endeavour, and the Morgan Jayne Project is lending its support.
“We want to break the endless chain of poverty. Not only have these children cheated death through the project, but now we want to lift them up through education,” he said.
He adds that for some of the families that are destitute, if one member of the family gains an education and secures a good job, it can pull the whole family up.
To help the school thrive, the Morgan Jayne Project has begun a book collection to supply the school with reading material for the children as well as curriculum.
He has canvassed the schools and it is his hope that when the school year ends and schools are pulling books or discontinuing a curriculum, they would be able to collect these volumes. To run a proper class he said he would be in need of about 20 books as well as a teacher’s guide.
“This is a way to make a huge difference in a society, it is really exciting,” said Makowecki.
Already the community has responded to this latest effort and he has begun a collection of books. He said right now they are storing them to be sorted so that priority materials will be the first to be shipped.
They are also looking for donations to help ship the books. Because of changes to the mail system, the books can be shipped directly to the island. Often the Morgan Jayne Project ships through the United States. While this can be more cost effective, they will use this route for humanitarian aid such as the Morgan Jayne Project’s primary focus of sending infant formula for children of mothers who are HIV positive.
For more information, contact Makowecki at Image Crafter at 403-823-8082.
