How much of a difference can ONE DAY make?

That’s up to YOU!

 

CLICK HERE TO DONATE  to the 2024 One Day Challenge (under 'Fund' choose 'The Carpenteros')

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD  the 2024 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 2024 - LA REYNA

Located near the Pacific Ocean in southwest Honduras, La Reyna is home to 870 people (40% women, 30% men and 30% children).

In this coastal region, which is largely forgotten by government authorities, it is a constant struggle to earn even a meagre income. Some families rely on fishing while others find periodic work as housekeepers or in the nearby sugar cane and melon plantations. Fishing boats that stray too close to Nicaraguan waters are often confiscated and never returned.

Challenges arising from the lack of employment opportunities include alcoholism and drug addiction leading to domestic violence, as well as the disintegration of families, often as the father leaves to seek employment outside Honduras.  Many children only attend school through Grade 6 because they are then called upon to earn an income to help their family financially.

THE GOAL

This year’s One Day Challenge projects will be carried out through Harvest Honduras in partnership with the local church in La Reyna, focusing on the elderly, single mothers, and impoverished families with special needs children.

The One Day Challenge invites supporters of The Carpenteros and Friends to contribute the equivalent of roughly one day’s income to bring a lifetime of change to Honduran families living in extreme poverty. In a typical One Day Challenge community, average per capita income is less than $2US per day (approx. $1,000 Canadian per year).

This year’s goal is to provide one essential home improvement for 60 families (300 individuals)

12 Water storage basins (pilas) $730 CDN per home

12 Concrete floors                   $390 CDN per home

12 Latrines                             $880 CDN per home

12 New roofs                          $805 CDN per home

12 Repair exterior walls (sheet metal)    $935 CDN per home

(Total project costs, including transporting of building materials - $51,837 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.