Well-Being For All

Al Wigoods Social Transformation Adventure

"I used to build floors and walls (as part of development process), but I’m now convinced if we educate (local communities) they can do development themselves." Al says he sees the results of access to education and creating social organization as changing the social landscape of the rural Honduran communities he lives and works amongst. People who were too timid to say 'Hi' to him when passing in the road are becoming confident community leaders.

He tells a story about how when he first started working in rural Honduras 18 years ago, women’s voices fell silent. Now at the program’s civil meetings, women not only attend but speak up to influence the future of their community. Al says things are “changing, and changing fast”. Programa Reconstruccion Rurale increases the participation and power of women within their communities by offering workshops on women’s rights, fostering women’s committees, and training for women on income generation and business administration for enterprise development. This complements the program strategy as addressing itself to men and women.

posted by World Accord Staff @ 3:55 PM