Final Thoughts on Partnership Journey 2007

Looking back on the trip after after almost a month, I still feel the excitement. The faces and stories are both memories I can both see and hear. This trip that the group went on really was not your average vacation. We dove head first into the realities of life in Honduras. The group saw microcredit's impact on both the rural and urban populations. Also we visited with Journalists, Historians, and other experts to better understand the history, current challenges, and what we can hope for regarding the future of this country. I thought that sharing our itinerary might give people an overall sense of our trip. We really kept a jam-packed schedule as you can see. So thank you for reading the blog and we hope to see you next year. If you have any questions about next years trip please feel free to email us at information@katalysis.org


Katalysis Bootstrap Fund
Honduras Schedule: February 4 – 10, 2007
Center for Global Education Staff: Juan Carlos Lopez and Cesar Acevedo

Sunday, February 4

9:30am Arrive on TACA # 390
12:37 Arrive on Continental # 756
12:40 Arrive on American 953
2:30 Check in at Hotel Portal del Angel
Col. Palmira, Ave. Republica del Peru No. 2115, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Tel. (504) 239-6538
4:30 Introduction, orientation and schedule review
5:00 Meet with Mario Argueta, presentation on Honduran history
6:30 Dinner

Monday, February 5

7:30am Breakfast
9:00 Meet with Anibal Montoya from FUNED and visit clients
in the Tegucigalpa area
Anibal_Montoya@wvi.org
Melvin Rodríguez – supervisor
Kathy Vasquez- Loan officer
Visited Mr. Miguel Angel Lopez in El Atillo
Visited a communal bank in Colonia 28 de marzo
Oralia Garcia- Loan officer
12:00pm Lunch
Johana Mejia Bonilla- Loan officer
Visited Colonia San Miguel and met with three clients
4:30 Meet with Thelma Mejia; presentation on the current Honduran Situation

6:30 Dinner

Tuesday, February 6

7:30pm Breakfast
8:30 Meet with Raul Sanchez and others representatives
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Depart for Valle de Angeles (shopping opportunity)
3:00 Meet with Mayra Falck; presentation on economic and gender issues in Honduras

6:30 Dinner
7:00 Group session

Wednesday, February 7

6:30 Breakfast
7:00 Depart for La Esperanza
10:00 Meet with Santa de Euceda from ODEF and visit clients in La Esperanza area
Met with the following clients: Graciela Clara, Sergio Giron and Reina Fernadez

12:00pm Lunch
3:00 Depart for San Pedro Sula
5:30 Check in at Gran Hotel Sula

6:30 Dinner

Thursday, February 8

8:00am Breakfast
9:00 Continues visit with Santa Euceda from ODEF in the San Pedro Sula area (same information as above)
12:00pm Lunch
3:00 Meet with Elvin Hernandez from Fe y Alegria in El Progreso; presentation on the present socio-economic situation in Honduras

6:00 Dinner
7:00 Group session

Friday, February 9

7:30am Breakfast
8:00 12:00pm Board of Directors’ meeting
12:30 Lunch
2:00 Final group session and written evaluation
6:00 Dinner out

Saturday, February 10

8:00am Breakfast
8:30 Depart for airport
10:30 Depart for Roatan on Isleña airline # 152
10:00 Depart for airport
1:00pm Depart for the US on Continental # 763
12:30pm Depart for airport
3:15 Depart for the US on American # 942