How much of a difference can ONE DAY make?

That’s up to YOU!

 

CLICK HERE TO DONATE  to the 2025 One Day Challenge (under 'Fund' choose 'The Carpenteros')

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD  the 2025 One Day Challenge brochure

Change is coming slowly to Honduras.  In many communities the average income is still as little as one or two dollars per day. No matter how hard these people work, simply surviving is a constant struggle.

The poorest of the poor aspire to provide a better future for their children and grandchildren. You can help make that goal possible by improving their access to safe drinking water, latrines, first aid supplies and basic sanitary improvements to their very modest homes.  Since the ONE DAY CHALLENGE campaign began in 2011, it has repaired homes, provided clean water, and improved safety and sanitation for thousands of Hondurans.  God has enabled your support to answer their prayers.

The ONE DAY CHALLENGE is a very simple, but effective, concept – by dedicating one day of your income, you can help to bring new hope and transformation to Hondurans who earn as little as a dollar or two per day. And every penny you give will go directly to helping those who need it most, and in a way that brings about lasting improvement.

Each year the ONE DAY CHALLENGE campaign focuses on a different Honduran community -- the community that our Honduran partners have told us is in tremendous need, but also where the local residents are willing and eager to participate in building the foundation for a better future.

ONE DAY CHALLENGE 2025 - URUNGOS

Located just west of the Comayagua mountain range in central-north Honduras, Urungos is home to 620 residents, primarily Indigenous Lenca.

Accessible only by poorly maintained roads, Urungos is an agricultural community that relies on the production of beans, corn and some vegetables.

A limited diet results in health challenges such as diabetes, hypertension and respiratory illnesses, compounded by the lack of a medical clinic in the community.

While the residents of Urungos face daily struggles, they are deeply grateful that their community has a board of trustees, a water board, electricity, a kindergarten and a primary school, as well as Catholic and evangelical churches. They also give thanks to God for the projects made possible through this year's One Day Challenge.

THE GOAL

This year’s goal is to provide 15 families with a hygiene station, with a bathing chamber, latrine/toilet, and a water storage basin for washing clothing and dishes.

These hygiene stations contribute to improved health by reducing parasites, diarrhea and respiratory illnesses, as well as protecting the environment and local water supply.

One Day Challenge projects will be carried out by The Carpenteros and Friends through Harvest Honduras in partnership with the local church in Urungos, focusing on assisting the elderly, single mothers, and impoverished families with special needs children.

The One Day Challenge invites donors to contribute the equivalent of roughly one day of their income to bring a lifetime of change to Honduran families whose average income is less than $2US per day, which amounts to just $1,000 Canadian per year.

15 Hygiene Stations – $2,680 CDN each

(Total project costs, including transporting of building materials - $40,220 CDN)

 

Your support is always appreciated

HOW TO DONATE

If you or your church or business would like to support the ONE DAY CHALLENGE campaign, please make cheques payable to ‘Carpenteros and Friends’ and note ‘One Day Challenge’ on the memo line. Please provide your full name and address for tax receipt purposes, as well as your email address if you would like to receive a project update.

CHEQUES can be sent to:

Carpenteros and Friends
c/o Calvary Christian Reformed Church
265 Middletown Road, R.R. 1, Dundas, Ontario
L9H 5E1

E-TRANSFER:  ONE DAY CHALLENGE donations can also be made by sending an e-transfer to info@carpenteros.ca.  In the 'note' field, please state 'One Day Challenge' and include your address for receipt purposes.

ONLINE:   You can also give to the ONE DAY CHALLENGE through the secure online donation page for Calvary Christian Reformed Church (Flamborough). Under 'Fund' please select 'The Carpenteros'.

If you, your company, organization or church group would like to explore additional ways to assist the people of Honduras through the One Day Challenge, please email info@carpenteros.ca or call Ken at 905-630-6977.