On March 24th, AFE was privileged to receive a visit from the United States’ ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens. Llorens has an impressive track record of social and economic development in the Americas and officially became the US ambassador in September 2008.
AFE feels extraordinarily honored that Ambassador Llorens made it one of his early priorities to visit and help build a partnership between AFE and the prestigious economic-assistance organization, US Aid. Bill Brands, the mission director of US Aid in Honduras, accompanied the ambassador, and was particularly excited about the possibility of aiding AFE’s vocational school.
Both Ambassador Llorens and Brands seemed touched by the program that the AFE kids put together to thank them, and also appeared inspired by the educational milestones these children had achieved. Ambassador Llorens plans to visit again in the spring to donate sets of classic books, in Spanish, to the literacy program at AFE. He also intends to bring the media with him and draw local attention to AFE’s work. Additionally, Ambassador Llorens hopes to help AFE network with the manager of a private recycling company with whom he has a connection.
Both Ambassador Llorens and Brands seemed touched by the program that the AFE kids put together to thank them, and also appeared inspired by the educational milestones these children had achieved. Ambassador Llorens plans to visit again in the spring to donate sets of classic books, in Spanish, to the literacy program at AFE. He also intends to bring the media with him and draw local attention to AFE’s work. Additionally, Ambassador Llorens hopes to help AFE network with the manager of a private recycling company with whom he has a connection.
Thank you to Michael Miller, who helped to facilitate the visit with the ambassador, and of course to Ambassador Llorens himself and Bill Brands, who took time out of their busy schedules to get to know the children of the Tegucigalpa city garbage dump.
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