This journey started over 30 years ago: and today, I feel it is in many ways
just the beginning, but the future is bright.
We have so many opportunities to serve, each of which having a great impact on community and way of life. When I was a Peace Corps Nurse in 1979 I experienced unbelievable suffering and death; more than anyone should experience in their lifetime. Today, it is no longer about grieving those gone, but about the prevention of needless deaths: building healthy community in the same place that once smelled of death. Today CAMO has been successful in getting children off the streets and into a daycare center, providing activities for all age groups on a daily basis through the community gym, addressing domestic violence with a shelter, granting education for those wanting to learn a trade through classes at the trade school, and providing art, theater and music at the cultural center.
On the health side: programs exist in the community that without CAMO would only exist in the two largest cities in Honduras. Cervical cancer can now be diagnosed and treated. Eye surgeries, dental care, wheelchairs, and custom made prosthetic & orthotic devices along with mammography, x-ray, and ultrasound are now available to the poor. The journey has been steady and consistent, but it is not for the impatient. Changes do not happen overnight: it is with a constant presence, a slow walk, and respect gained in the community that we serve. This has been the only way which an organization or person can make permanent changes. CAMO has been successful in changing the community and providing service for its people. As Founder, I thank all our donors and volunteers who have been a part of this consistent, tireless journey.
We have so many opportunities to serve, each of which having a great impact on community and way of life. When I was a Peace Corps Nurse in 1979 I experienced unbelievable suffering and death; more than anyone should experience in their lifetime. Today, it is no longer about grieving those gone, but about the prevention of needless deaths: building healthy community in the same place that once smelled of death. Today CAMO has been successful in getting children off the streets and into a daycare center, providing activities for all age groups on a daily basis through the community gym, addressing domestic violence with a shelter, granting education for those wanting to learn a trade through classes at the trade school, and providing art, theater and music at the cultural center.
On the health side: programs exist in the community that without CAMO would only exist in the two largest cities in Honduras. Cervical cancer can now be diagnosed and treated. Eye surgeries, dental care, wheelchairs, and custom made prosthetic & orthotic devices along with mammography, x-ray, and ultrasound are now available to the poor. The journey has been steady and consistent, but it is not for the impatient. Changes do not happen overnight: it is with a constant presence, a slow walk, and respect gained in the community that we serve. This has been the only way which an organization or person can make permanent changes. CAMO has been successful in changing the community and providing service for its people. As Founder, I thank all our donors and volunteers who have been a part of this consistent, tireless journey.
