Well-Being For All

Al's Excellent Adventures - Library Dedication

Al Wigood sees first hand how educational opportunities positively impact the 28 rural Honduran communities where he and Programa Reconstruccion Rural (PRR) operate. Al manages an Education fund called “Families for Families”, where donations from Canadian families help run vocational education programs and small animal production for individuals and families that would not otherwise have such opportunities. The Honduran-based program collaborates with World Accord partners in other Central American countries to expand their reach.

Recently, Al was involved with the construction of a library in the small community of La Libertad, El Salvador. This community, like so many others in rural Central America, succumbs to the government law that children can attend school on the condition that they have a uniform and 2 pairs of shoes. Many families have difficulty affording these luxuries. Libraries can serve as a substitute for government education by allowing families free access to reading material and basic education classes for children.

Fulfilling a construction project with World Accord’s El Salvadorian partner, Asociacion de Desarrollo Communal Ambiental y Servicios Multiples de El Salvador (ADCASMUS), signifies the progressively developing interrelationships between World Accord’s Central American partners. It also illustrates the importance of education in World Accord programs.

Education is a principle component in World Accord’s programming, seen as an effective method of bringing long term change. Developing knowledge and skills for community participants enables people to better provide for themselves and for their families. It also affords new opportunities and choices for the future of their families. This is the way to social transformation.

The opening of La Libertad’s library follows the success of a previous built in Valle Dorado. ADCASMUS aspires to open branches in several other needy communities and to then rotate the book collection amongst them. With reading material donated by Al’s “Families for Families” program, and library construction fulfilled by community members, the program is sustainable and manageable. The future looks bright!

posted by World Accord Staff @ 3:24 PM