The Honduran school year runs February through November. It’s great for getting a long Christmas break, enjoying the cool and dry mountain weather, and it’s coffee picking time!

Last week, we were honored to be asked to present the Chispa Project perspective on sustainable libraries at the XIII Jornada de Bibliotecología en Honduras (the XIII Conference for Librarianship in Honduras)

Today we said goodbye to Joey Torres, a pastor, friend, and third year PhD student studying the intersection of race and Evangelical Christianity at the University of California, Davis.

Shaking hands with la Famosa Lucia …and all through the school, students showed off their new backpacks, trying to play it cool;the books were placed in the library with care, in the hopes that la Famosa Lucia would soon be there;

We sat down with Chispa Project board member Dr. Cynthia Chasteen to learn about her book preferences, how she finds balance, and how she lives the Chispa Project mission in her everyday life.

Located high in the mountains outside of Tegucigalpa, Colonia Mirador del Oriente is found on a rocky hilltop with a steep drop on both sides, a chilly wind breezing through the buildings, and stunning views of the valley below.

Grandmother’s house” may have been quite a trip in the popular children’s song, but she’s got nothing on this school in Santa Maria, La Paz.

Grandmother’s house” may have been quite a trip in the popular children’s song, but she’s got nothing on this school in Santa Maria, La Paz.