COMPLETED PROJECTS

Medical Brigade (April 2023)

Mayor Potencial has partnered with CapeCares to bring a medical and dental brigade to El Rodeito. This serves El Rodeito and the nearby communities.

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The medical and dental brigade took place in the elementary school classrooms, with two doctors treating patients and providing medications for three months, as well as dentist doing extractions.

The goal of the medical brigade is to help the elderly, people with disabilities, new moms that would struggle making the trip to Los Encinitos where they will be hosting another brigade for the whole week. This allowed for forty patients to be seen for medical treatment and one hundred twenty teeth extractions.

Through our partnership with CapeCares we are providing a wheelchair to be used by a member of the community and hopefully as he recuperates and no longer needs it, the community leaders will lend it to someone else in need.

Medical Brigade (2022)

Clothing Distribution (July 2022)

July 13th represented a great day for a lot of families!

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We delivered 700 bags, filled up with 50 pounds of clothes and accessories were donated to the Neighborhood called “14 de Marzo in Choloma, a City in the State of Cortés in Honduras.

These donations were delivered by our volunteers to people of all ages in the Neighborhood as part of the efforts to give life quality to people from vulnerable zones in Honduras. Past distribution dates: February 5, 2022, November 30, 2021, September 13, 2021, and more. Please visit our Facebook page for photos!

July 11, 2022

For those of us who wear glasses, we know that going about our day without glasses is nearly impossible.

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Understanding that glasses are part of a good health program is incredibly important to give quality of life to a lot of people. That’s why we’re so happy to share that alongside Cape Cares, we were able to help kids who needed glasses from El Rodeito in Honduras. This volunteer work took place on July 11th. Thank you to the Eye Clinic Zoe for your service. Please visit our Facebook page for photos!

Manuel de Jesus (2020-2021)

Thank you to all who helped us send food and medication to Manuel de Jesus. Besides these physical needs, your kindness brought his family hope. We are sad to say goodbye to Manuelito, who passed at the age of 14 from complications of pneumonia. You made the world a better place♡

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Manuel’s story is one of many of the children in Honduras. Antonia, his mother, did not receive any care from a doctor throughout her pregnancy. She couldn’t afford vitamins or prenatal checkups. Manuel was born with Hydrocephalus at his home in Las Vegas Santa Barbara. Antonia took him for a check up at 14 days and the doctor said that Manuel needed surgery. Sadly, something went wrong during the surgery and as a result of the surgery Manuel developed the other problems he now lives with.

His mother Antonia dedicated her life to taking care of Manuel since his birth. His father sorts through the garbage at the dump looking for cans and bottles to recycle and earn some money to provide for his family. This family has always suffered through poverty but the hurricanes have devastated the economy. Read more here.

Medical Brigade (April 2023)

Mayor Potencial has partnered with CapeCares to bring a medical and dental brigade to El Rodeito. This serves El Rodeito and the nearby communities.

See more

The medical and dental brigade took place in the elementary school classrooms, with two doctors treating patients and providing medications for three months, as well as dentist doing extractions.

The goal of the medical brigade is to help the elderly, people with disabilities, new moms that would struggle making the trip to Los Encinitos where they will be hosting another brigade for the whole week. This allowed for forty patients to be seen for medical treatment and one hundred twenty teeth extractions.

Through our partnership with CapeCares we are providing a wheelchair to be used by a member of the community and hopefully as he recuperates and no longer needs it, the community leaders will lend it to someone else in need.

Medical Brigade (2022)

Clothing Distribution (July 2022)

July 13th represented a great day for a lot of families!

See more

We delivered 700 bags, filled up with 50 pounds of clothes and accessories were donated to the Neighborhood called “14 de Marzo in Choloma, a City in the State of Cortés in Honduras.

These donations were delivered by our volunteers to people of all ages in the Neighborhood as part of the efforts to give life quality to people from vulnerable zones in Honduras. Past distribution dates: February 5, 2022, November 30, 2021, September 13, 2021, and more. Please visit our Facebook page for photos!

July 11, 2022

For those of us who wear glasses, we know that going about our day without glasses is nearly impossible.

See more

Understanding that glasses are part of a good health program is incredibly important to give quality of life to a lot of people. That’s why we’re so happy to share that alongside Cape Cares, we were able to help kids who needed glasses from El Rodeito in Honduras. This volunteer work took place on July 11th. Thank you to the Eye Clinic Zoe for your service. Please visit our Facebook page for photos!

Manuel de Jesus (2020-2021)

Thank you to all who helped us send food and medication to Manuel de Jesus. Besides these physical needs, your kindness brought his family hope. We are sad to say goodbye to Manuelito, who passed at the age of 14 from complications of pneumonia. You made the world a better place♡

See more

Manuel’s story is one of many of the children in Honduras. Antonia, his mother, did not receive any care from a doctor throughout her pregnancy. She couldn’t afford vitamins or prenatal checkups. Manuel was born with Hydrocephalus at his home in Las Vegas Santa Barbara. Antonia took him for a check up at 14 days and the doctor said that Manuel needed surgery. Sadly, something went wrong during the surgery and as a result of the surgery Manuel developed the other problems he now lives with.

His mother Antonia dedicated her life to taking care of Manuel since his birth. His father sorts through the garbage at the dump looking for cans and bottles to recycle and earn some money to provide for his family. This family has always suffered through poverty but the hurricanes have devastated the economy. Read more here.

Medication Relief (2020)

Our partnering nonprofits would normally be able to bring medical brigades to those in need, but due to the lockdown because of COVID-19, the last delivery was back in February 2020, which could only last up to three months. Therefore, many people in Honduras have been without their medications for many months.

Prenatal Vitamin Project

Thanks to your support, and our collaboration with CapeCares and Knights of Malta, we were able to donate 1,000 prenatal vitamins, as well as two secure filing cabinets to safely store the supplies. As you know, prenatal care is incredibly important during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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Evidence shows that during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to two years) the foundations of optimum health, growth and brain development are established. This project will ensure that mothers have prenatal vitamins for this critical time period. In addition, we are currently working to expand the project to include vitamins for children ages 2-5 years! Thank you so much for your generosity, and for joining us in this life-changing work!

Clean Water Project Phase 1: Raffle Prizes (2020) used to buy Sawyer Water Filters

Thanks to the generosity of the esteemed artist Jacques Schickel, Mayor Potencial was able to offer a RAFFLE of Fine Art Ceramics by Jacques Schickel.

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On Saturday, Oct. 24th 2020, Mayor Potencial held their Clean Water! Raffle drawing at the Dryden United Methodist Church. UMC parishioner, Janice Downey, drew the winning tickets. Read more about the raffle prizes here.

All proceeds from the raffle were used to provide portable water filters for the homes in El Rodeito, Honduras, and its surrounds hamlets. Unfortunately, as of now, the people must rely on contaminated river water for all their water needs. Mayor Potencial has a multi-year, three phase campaign to develop a water delivery and filtration system to the area. But until all phases of this campaign are completed, the portable Sawyer Zone1 water filters will put an immediate stop to new waterborne illnesses such as cholera.

3 Phases

We raised the $5500 necessary to provide the water filters and pay for the delivery and training provided by Water with Blessings. With your support we were able to help 294 homes in 9 villages to obtain parasite free drinkable water. The delivery of the filters and training were held on Nov 16th and Nov 17th. This is part of Phase 1 for our Clean Water Project.

Providing clean and safe water to the village is a complex project. The project is divided into 3 Phases.

• Phase 1 will survey the village and elevations. This will allow us to determine our method of transport, filtration, and delivery method for water.

• Phase 2 will take the water from the nearby river to the village and develop a filtration and storage system to provide clean water in the community. We are also exploring a combination solution by adding either a well or a rainwater collection system.

• Phase 3 will create the infrastructure to deliver the filtered water to the homes and farm fields in the village.

Medication Relief (2020)

Our partnering nonprofits would normally be able to bring medical brigades to those in need, but due to the lockdown because of COVID-19, the last delivery was back in February 2020, which could only last up to three months. Therefore, many people in Honduras have been without their medications for many months.

Prenatal Vitamin Project

Thanks to your support, and our collaboration with CapeCares and Knights of Malta, we were able to donate 1,000 prenatal vitamins, as well as two secure filing cabinets to safely store the supplies. As you know, prenatal care is incredibly important during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

See more

Evidence shows that during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to two years) the foundations of optimum health, growth and brain development are established. This project will ensure that mothers have prenatal vitamins for this critical time period. In addition, we are currently working to expand the project to include vitamins for children ages 2-5 years! Thank you so much for your generosity, and for joining us in this life-changing work!

Clean Water Project Phase 1: Raffle Prizes (2020) used to buy Sawyer Water Filters

Thanks to the generosity of the esteemed artist Jacques Schickel, Mayor Potencial was able to offer a RAFFLE of Fine Art Ceramics by Jacques Schickel.

See more

On Saturday, Oct. 24th 2020, Mayor Potencial held their Clean Water! Raffle drawing at the Dryden United Methodist Church. UMC parishioner, Janice Downey, drew the winning tickets. Read more about the raffle prizes here.

All proceeds from the raffle were used to provide portable water filters for the homes in El Rodeito, Honduras, and its surrounds hamlets. Unfortunately, as of now, the people must rely on contaminated river water for all their water needs. Mayor Potencial has a multi-year, three phase campaign to develop a water delivery and filtration system to the area. But until all phases of this campaign are completed, the portable Sawyer Zone1 water filters will put an immediate stop to new waterborne illnesses such as cholera.

3 Phases

We raised the $5500 necessary to provide the water filters and pay for the delivery and training provided by Water with Blessings. With your support we were able to help 294 homes in 9 villages to obtain parasite free drinkable water. The delivery of the filters and training were held on Nov 16th and Nov 17th. This is part of Phase 1 for our Clean Water Project.

Providing clean and safe water to the village is a complex project. The project is divided into 3 Phases.

• Phase 1 will survey the village and elevations. This will allow us to determine our method of transport, filtration, and delivery method for water.

• Phase 2 will take the water from the nearby river to the village and develop a filtration and storage system to provide clean water in the community. We are also exploring a combination solution by adding either a well or a rainwater collection system.

• Phase 3 will create the infrastructure to deliver the filtered water to the homes and farm fields in the village.

Building a High School in El Rodeito: Phase 1 and Phase 2 (2020)

Our partnering nonprofits would normally be able to bring medical brigades to those in need, but due to the lockdown because of COVID-19, the last delivery was back in February 2020, which could only last up to three months. Therefore, many people in Honduras have been without their medications for many months.

Phase 1:

Evidence shows that during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to two years) the foundations of optimum health, growth and brain development are established. This project will ensure that mothers have prenatal vitamins for this critical time period. In addition, we are currently working to expand the project to include vitamins for children ages 2-5 years! Thank you so much for your generosity, and for joining us in this life-changing work!

Phase 2:

Add electricity, bathrooms and flooring to the completed school buildings.

Amount raised:

$16,672.87 of the $27,130 goal!

Loofah

One of the first families that Mayor Potencial worked with in El Rodeito, Honduras, is Dinora Reyes and her husband Don Santos Oyuela. They have three children. Don Santos, with help from his wife and children, does the agricultural work of raising the loofah plants. Dinora sews and finishes the loofah products, and employs a local teenager when there are large orders to fill.

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Evidence shows that during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to two years) the foundations of optimum health, growth and brain development are established. This project will ensure that mothers have prenatal vitamins for this critical time period. In addition, we are currently working to expand the project to include vitamins for children ages 2-5 years! Thank you so much for your generosity, and for joining us in this life-changing work!

School Uniforms (2019)

In order to receive an education, students in El Rodeito are required to wear school uniforms. This campaign helps us to provide the uniforms and shoes for 13 elementary students in the greatest need.

Amount raised:

$579.03 of the $401 goal

Building a High School in El Rodeito: Phase 1 and Phase 2 (2020)

Our partnering nonprofits would normally be able to bring medical brigades to those in need, but due to the lockdown because of COVID-19, the last delivery was back in February 2020, which could only last up to three months. Therefore, many people in Honduras have been without their medications for many months.

Phase 1:

Evidence shows that during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to two years) the foundations of optimum health, growth and brain development are established. This project will ensure that mothers have prenatal vitamins for this critical time period. In addition, we are currently working to expand the project to include vitamins for children ages 2-5 years! Thank you so much for your generosity, and for joining us in this life-changing work!

Phase 2:

Add electricity, bathrooms and flooring to the completed school buildings.

Amount raised:

$16,672.87 of the $27,130 goal!

Loofah

One of the first families that Mayor Potencial worked with in El Rodeito, Honduras, is Dinora Reyes and her husband Don Santos Oyuela. They have three children. Don Santos, with help from his wife and children, does the agricultural work of raising the loofah plants. Dinora sews and finishes the loofah products, and employs a local teenager when there are large orders to fill.

See more

Evidence shows that during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to two years) the foundations of optimum health, growth and brain development are established. This project will ensure that mothers have prenatal vitamins for this critical time period. In addition, we are currently working to expand the project to include vitamins for children ages 2-5 years! Thank you so much for your generosity, and for joining us in this life-changing work!

School Uniforms (2019)

In order to receive an education, students in El Rodeito are required to wear school uniforms. This campaign helps us to provide the uniforms and shoes for 13 elementary students in the greatest need.

Amount raised:

$579.03 of the $401 goal

Helping Arnol Valle’s family with medical & funeral expenses (2019)

Our dear friend, 19 year old Arnol Isaac Hernandez Valle, traveled from rural El Rodeito, Honduras to Tarapoto, Peru to receive treatment for brain cancer on March 1, 2019. He battled brain cancer for many years, with help from his sponsors in the United States. There was no treatment available for him in Honduras, and Arnol did not want to give up hope. Sadly, he passed away Sunday May 12th in Peru surrounded by his mother, neighbors and friends. Arnol was buried in his community on May 18th. We must continued to raise the funds that Arnol’s family owed in Peru.

Amount raised:

The family is deeply grateful for all of the support.

Amount raised: $6,449 of the $6,449 goal

Dental & Medical Brigades collaboration with CapeCares (2018-2020)

This is the 3rd year that MP has partnered with Cape Cares to provide dental and medical care to the community of El Rodeito and nearby areas. The dental clinic took place on Feb 2, 2020 at the current Elementary School, Ramon Rosa, where residents came for cleanings and extractions.

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The medical brigade also took place in El Rodeito, on Feb 4, 2020 (for the first time this year!). Last year, Hondurans from 44 surrounding villages, or 707 patients, received care over four days!

Boston Children’s Hospital Grant “VAMOS JUNTOS”

For the past 3 years, Cape CARES volunteer and board member, Jane Hopkins Walsh, has been piloting a model of pediatric referral and coordination of care for Cape CARES patients called “VAMOS JUNTOS,” in collaboration with Mayor Potencial,for the village of El Rodeito. The Project funding was awarded through Boston Children’s Hospital Global Health Department. The purpose of the global grant is to initially provide two years of seed money to a Boston Children’s Hospital nurse to demonstrate a global project with the expectation of developing long term sustainability and funding for continuation in the future.

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The goals of “VAMOS JUNTOS'' are to collaborate with Honduran professionals to coordinate referral services for children needing complex care. So far, the project has provided support and referrals for children needing reading glasses, eye surgery, orthopedic braces, and cardiac surgery. Current sustainability partners are ZOE Eye Clinic, Friends of Barnabus Foundation, Hospital Maria and the Clinica de Salud in Rodeito, Honduras. In the first year of the grant, Jane was able to triple the funding through private donations ensuring that she and Cape CARES can continue to develop and refine this pilot over the next five years or more.

Helping Arnol Valle’s family with medical & funeral expenses (2019)

Our dear friend, 19 year old Arnol Isaac Hernandez Valle, traveled from rural El Rodeito, Honduras to Tarapoto, Peru to receive treatment for brain cancer on March 1, 2019. He battled brain cancer for many years, with help from his sponsors in the United States. There was no treatment available for him in Honduras, and Arnol did not want to give up hope. Sadly, he passed away Sunday May 12th in Peru surrounded by his mother, neighbors and friends. Arnol was buried in his community on May 18th. We must continued to raise the funds that Arnol’s family owed in Peru.

Amount raised:

The family is deeply grateful for all of the support.

Amount raised: $6,449 of the $6,449 goal

Dental & Medical Brigades collaboration with CapeCares (2018-2020)

This is the 3rd year that MP has partnered with Cape Cares to provide dental and medical care to the community of El Rodeito and nearby areas. The dental clinic took place on Feb 2, 2020 at the current Elementary School, Ramon Rosa, where residents came for cleanings and extractions.

See more

The medical brigade also took place in El Rodeito, on Feb 4, 2020 (for the first time this year!). Last year, Hondurans from 44 surrounding villages, or 707 patients, received care over four days!

Boston Children’s Hospital Grant “VAMOS JUNTOS”

For the past 3 years, Cape CARES volunteer and board member, Jane Hopkins Walsh, has been piloting a model of pediatric referral and coordination of care for Cape CARES patients called “VAMOS JUNTOS,” in collaboration with Mayor Potencial,for the village of El Rodeito. The Project funding was awarded through Boston Children’s Hospital Global Health Department. The purpose of the global grant is to initially provide two years of seed money to a Boston Children’s Hospital nurse to demonstrate a global project with the expectation of developing long term sustainability and funding for continuation in the future.

See more

The goals of “VAMOS JUNTOS'' are to collaborate with Honduran professionals to coordinate referral services for children needing complex care. So far, the project has provided support and referrals for children needing reading glasses, eye surgery, orthopedic braces, and cardiac surgery. Current sustainability partners are ZOE Eye Clinic, Friends of Barnabus Foundation, Hospital Maria and the Clinica de Salud in Rodeito, Honduras. In the first year of the grant, Jane was able to triple the funding through private donations ensuring that she and Cape CARES can continue to develop and refine this pilot over the next five years or more.

A Chicken Coop for Arnol Valle

Arnol Valle was able to grow in strength and stay in remission from brain cancer for several years. Arnol had a dream of building a chicken coop and raising chickens for meat and eggs in order to help support his family. His sponsor funded this project, and over the course of one year the construction materials for his coop were transported to El Rodeito, where Arnol and his father constructed the coop. It was a dream come true for our young friend.

Arnol Valle’s Cancer Treatment: Money for transportation and food (2016-2018) “I reached remission thanks to sponsorship in 2016!”

Problem:

With pronounced health care disparities in Honduras, residents from rural communities have limited or no access to specialized care. Local public hospitals are limited in medical personnel and supplies. Residents must travel five hours to the capital in order to get the care they need.

Impact:

For Arnol, a 16-year-old originally from El Rodeito, this resulted in the loss of his left eye after the public hospital failed to treat his cyst (which turned out to be cancer) in a timely manner. Mayor Potencial helped find a sponsor from the Unite States to pay for transportation to the city, where Arnol was able to get treatment.

Microfinancing: Farm Supplies for Santos German Vasquez

Problem:

Santos German Vasquez needed to buy farming supplies for his farms and rubber hoses to help them install an irrigation system. The costs of this are roughly $720 . However, the banks wouldn’t lend Santos German the funds to expand his small farm. Mayor Potencial found a microfinance consulting firm founded by Cornell Alumna Gabriela LeBaron that was willing to lend Santos the funds at an affordable interest rate fee and ensuring he had an affordable monthly payment.

Impact:

Santos German can expand his farming and increase his product yield while maximizing water for irrigation.

Who benefited:

Santos German and his family as well as the locals that purchase his product

Amount raised:

$720

A Chicken Coop for Arnol Valle

Arnol Valle was able to grow in strength and stay in remission from brain cancer for several years. Arnol had a dream of building a chicken coop and raising chickens for meat and eggs in order to help support his family. His sponsor funded this project, and over the course of one year the construction materials for his coop were transported to El Rodeito, where Arnol and his father constructed the coop. It was a dream come true for our young friend.

Arnol Valle’s Cancer Treatment: Money for transportation and food (2016-2018) “I reached remission thanks to sponsorship in 2016!”

Problem:

With pronounced health care disparities in Honduras, residents from rural communities have limited or no access to specialized care. Local public hospitals are limited in medical personnel and supplies. Residents must travel five hours to the capital in order to get the care they need.

Impact:

For Arnol, a 16-year-old originally from El Rodeito, this resulted in the loss of his left eye after the public hospital failed to treat his cyst (which turned out to be cancer) in a timely manner. Mayor Potencial helped find a sponsor from the Unite States to pay for transportation to the city, where Arnol was able to get treatment.

Microfinancing: Farm Supplies for Santos German Vasquez

Problem:

Santos German Vasquez needed to buy farming supplies for his farms and rubber hoses to help them install an irrigation system. The costs of this are roughly $720 . However, the banks wouldn’t lend Santos German the funds to expand his small farm. Mayor Potencial found a microfinance consulting firm founded by Cornell Alumna Gabriela LeBaron that was willing to lend Santos the funds at an affordable interest rate fee and ensuring he had an affordable monthly payment.

Impact:

Santos German can expand his farming and increase his product yield while maximizing water for irrigation.

Who benefited:

Santos German and his family as well as the locals that purchase his product

Amount raised:

$720

School supplies for elementary school children and teachers (2015, 2016, 2017)

Name:

“Fund a Classroom”

Basic details:

Classrooms are not always fully equipped with materials needed for students to learn and get the most out of their education. In addition, students do not always have the school supplies they need.

Project plans and goals:

We have donated 65 fully loaded backpacks every year since 2015! In addition, we have donated several laptops and projectors for classrooms. We would like to continue this and do more.

Microfinancing: Corn Grinder for the village of El Rodeito

Shoes and medications for Rene’s family

Here is the project that one of our donors funded. She bought shoes for every member of Rene’s family and the wire to get a chicken coop going. They need other supplies to expand but the wire helps them get going!

Mayor Potencial Cornell University Student Chapter donations

• Supplies for farmers.

• Baby formula to a family in need.

• Create marketing materials for business owners.

• Chicken wire and chickens for Juana and Rene’s family of 7.

School supplies for elementary school children and teachers (2015, 2016, 2017)

Name:

“Fund a Classroom”

Basic details:

Classrooms are not always fully equipped with materials needed for students to learn and get the most out of their education. In addition, students do not always have the school supplies they need.

Project plans and goals:

We have donated 65 fully loaded backpacks every year since 2015! In addition, we have donated several laptops and projectors for classrooms. We would like to continue this and do more.

Microfinancing: Corn Grinder for the village of El Rodeito

Shoes and medications for Rene’s family

Here is the project that one of our donors funded. She bought shoes for every member of Rene’s family and the wire to get a chicken coop going. They need other supplies to expand but the wire helps them get going!

Mayor Potencial Cornell University Student Chapter donations

• Supplies for farmers.

• Baby formula to a family in need.

• Create marketing materials for business owners.

• Chicken wire and chickens for Juana and Rene’s family of 7.

Prenatal Vitamins for Expectant Mothers

The most vulnerable and under-served demographic groups in Honduras are women and children under the age of two. Food insecurity and malnutrition are most prevalent in the rural southwest region of the country.

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Malnourished and underweight mothers lack the essential vitamins needed for a healthy pregnancy, and are at risk for premature birth and labor complications. Prenatal vitamins are a necessity for a healthy pregnancy, but women in this region have no access to them.

The request for prenatal vitamins came directly from the women in El Rodeito through Cape CARES's Community First program. An educational program in El Rodeito will reinforce the importance of the vitamins during pregnancy, especially the first trimester.

Prenatal vitamins are a basic necessity for any pregnant woman in a developed country. This project will bring women in the most remote regions of Honduras the micronutrients necessary for a healthy pregnancy. Our goal is to provide this basic necessity to all women in the region and to increase healthy pregnancies in Honduras. Mayor Potencial is thankful to collaborate with CapeCares to bring this project not only to El Rodeito and Los Encinitos, but also to nearby communities in Southern Honduras.

Edesia Nutritional Bars

Patient Education Videos 2016-2017

“CapeCares dentist and board member, David Jacobs, has had the vision of being able to play patient education videos in Spanish on a loop while patients are waiting to be seen in medical and dental clinics..

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A chance connection with a patient in 2016, by Cape CARES volunteer Jane Hopkins Walsh, has led to a collaboration with a nonprofit org called Mayor Potencial, and David’s dream has become a project. Mayor Potencial, meaning Greatest Potential in Spanish, was founded by a Honduran native, Nancy Bell. She graduated from a high school in Honduras and ended up graduating from Cornell University in 2017 with a Master’s Degree.

Mayor Potencial has a program where Cornell students go to her village of Rodeito to work on projects of health, agriculture, education, and water safety. Over 2016-2017 these two Cape CARES board members have been actively working with Nancy, the Mayor Potencial team as well as Cornell University students on the creation of a video about dehydration and problems with over using NSAIDs. David developed a story board about water health and safety issues and video and graphic designers are exploring animation as a way to create the videos. This was an exciting project that could be used in all our Cape CARES sites and shared with Honduran Clínicas de Salud as well.”

Prenatal Vitamins for Expectant Mothers

The most vulnerable and under-served demographic groups in Honduras are women and children under the age of two. Food insecurity and malnutrition are most prevalent in the rural southwest region of the country.

See more

Malnourished and underweight mothers lack the essential vitamins needed for a healthy pregnancy, and are at risk for premature birth and labor complications. Prenatal vitamins are a necessity for a healthy pregnancy, but women in this region have no access to them.

The request for prenatal vitamins came directly from the women in El Rodeito through Cape CARES's Community First program. An educational program in El Rodeito will reinforce the importance of the vitamins during pregnancy, especially the first trimester.

Prenatal vitamins are a basic necessity for any pregnant woman in a developed country. This project will bring women in the most remote regions of Honduras the micronutrients necessary for a healthy pregnancy. Our goal is to provide this basic necessity to all women in the region and to increase healthy pregnancies in Honduras. Mayor Potencial is thankful to collaborate with CapeCares to bring this project not only to El Rodeito and Los Encinitos, but also to nearby communities in Southern Honduras.

Edesia Nutritional Bars

Patient Education Videos 2016-2017

“CapeCares dentist and board member, David Jacobs, has had the vision of being able to play patient education videos in Spanish on a loop while patients are waiting to be seen in medical and dental clinics..

See more

A chance connection with a patient in 2016, by Cape CARES volunteer Jane Hopkins Walsh, has led to a collaboration with a nonprofit org called Mayor Potencial, and David’s dream has become a project. Mayor Potencial, meaning Greatest Potential in Spanish, was founded by a Honduran native, Nancy Bell. She graduated from a high school in Honduras and ended up graduating from Cornell University in 2017 with a Master’s Degree.

Mayor Potencial has a program where Cornell students go to her village of Rodeito to work on projects of health, agriculture, education, and water safety. Over 2016-2017 these two Cape CARES board members have been actively working with Nancy, the Mayor Potencial team as well as Cornell University students on the creation of a video about dehydration and problems with over using NSAIDs. David developed a story board about water health and safety issues and video and graphic designers are exploring animation as a way to create the videos. This was an exciting project that could be used in all our Cape CARES sites and shared with Honduran Clínicas de Salud as well.”

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Medical Brigade (April 2023)

Mayor Potencial has partnered with CapeCares to bring a medical and dental brigade to El Rodeito. This serves El Rodeito and the nearby communities.

See more

Medical Brigade (2022)

Clothing Distribution (July 2022)

July 13th represented a great day for a lot of families!

See more

July 11, 2022

For those of us who wear glasses, we know that going about our day without glasses is nearly impossible.

See more

Manuel de Jesus (2020-2021)

Thank you to all who helped us send food and medication to Manuel de Jesus. Besides these physical needs, your kindness brought his family hope. We are sad to say goodbye to Manuelito, who passed at the age of 14 from complications of pneumonia. You made the world a better place♡

See more

Medical Brigade (April 2023)

Mayor Potencial has partnered with CapeCares to bring a medical and dental brigade to El Rodeito. This serves El Rodeito and the nearby communities.

See more

Medical Brigade (2022)

Clothing Distribution (July 2022)

July 13th represented a great day for a lot of families!

See more

July 11, 2022

For those of us who wear glasses, we know that going about our day without glasses is nearly impossible.

See more

Manuel de Jesus (2020-2021)

Thank you to all who helped us send food and medication to Manuel de Jesus. Besides these physical needs, your kindness brought his family hope. We are sad to say goodbye to Manuelito, who passed at the age of 14 from complications of pneumonia. You made the world a better place♡

See more

Medication Relief (2020)

Prenatal Vitamin Project

Thanks to your support, and our collaboration with CapeCares and Knights of Malta, we were able to donate 1,000 prenatal vitamins, as well as two secure filing cabinets to safely store the supplies. As you know, prenatal care is incredibly important during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

See more

Clean Water Project Phase 1: Raffle Prizes (2020) used to buy Sawyer Water Filters

Thanks to the generosity of the esteemed artist Jacques Schickel, Mayor Potencial was able to offer a RAFFLE of Fine Art Ceramics by Jacques Schickel.

See more

3 Phases

Medication Relief (2020)

Prenatal Vitamin Project

Thanks to your support, and our collaboration with CapeCares and Knights of Malta, we were able to donate 1,000 prenatal vitamins, as well as two secure filing cabinets to safely store the supplies. As you know, prenatal care is incredibly important during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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Clean Water Project Phase 1: Raffle Prizes (2020) used to buy Sawyer Water Filters

Thanks to the generosity of the esteemed artist Jacques Schickel, Mayor Potencial was able to offer a RAFFLE of Fine Art Ceramics by Jacques Schickel.

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3 Phases

Building a High School in El Rodeito: Phase 1 and Phase 2 (2020)

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Phase 2:

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Loofah

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School Uniforms (2019)

In order to receive an education, students in El Rodeito are required to wear school uniforms. This campaign helps us to provide the uniforms and shoes for 13 elementary students in the greatest need.

Amount raised:

Building a High School in El Rodeito: Phase 1 and Phase 2 (2020)

Phase 1:

Phase 2:

Amount raised:

Loofah

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School Uniforms (2019)

In order to receive an education, students in El Rodeito are required to wear school uniforms. This campaign helps us to provide the uniforms and shoes for 13 elementary students in the greatest need.

Amount raised:

Helping Arnol Valle’s family with medical & funeral expenses (2019)

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Dental & Medical Brigades collaboration with CapeCares (2018-2020)

This is the 3rd year that MP has partnered with Cape Cares to provide dental and medical care to the community of El Rodeito and nearby areas. The dental clinic took place on Feb 2, 2020 at the current Elementary School, Ramon Rosa, where residents came for cleanings and extractions.

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Boston Children’s Hospital Grant “VAMOS JUNTOS”

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Helping Arnol Valle’s family with medical & funeral expenses (2019)

Amount raised:

Dental & Medical Brigades collaboration with CapeCares (2018-2020)

This is the 3rd year that MP has partnered with Cape Cares to provide dental and medical care to the community of El Rodeito and nearby areas. The dental clinic took place on Feb 2, 2020 at the current Elementary School, Ramon Rosa, where residents came for cleanings and extractions.

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Boston Children’s Hospital Grant “VAMOS JUNTOS”

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A Chicken Coop for Arnol Valle

**(*minus applicable processing fees for online donations using credit card, PayPal, GlobalGiving, and GoFundMe etc)**