Farm

Mario, a carpentry student who survived polio, builds a fence on the farm.
Here is Mario again working on the fence.
Mario’s project almost complete.
Brudit, blind since the age of 5, studies Braille at the Refuge of Hope and helps to clear the soil for planting.
People with disabilities in the third world are often told that they have no value, that they cannot go to school or work. At The Refuge of Hope they learn that they have many gifts, talents and abilities and that they can help make the Refuge a success.
Refuge of Hope founder and Director, Victor Izquierdo Lora, stands next to land ready to be planted.
Andres lost his leg after falling in an armadillo trap in the jungle. He was a 3-day boat ride from the hospital and gangrene had taken over by the time he got there. They had to amputate. He is spirited and a hard worker. He wants to be an agronomist.
Victor shows corn planted to help feed the cows.
Building stairs at the farm house.
Farm house located on Quince Tree Farm.
A water well built on the Quince Tree farm.
Egg-laying hens.
For $5 you can purchase a hen that will be raised at the Refuge of Hope. It will lay an egg a day which will provide food for the children and profits from eggs sold in the market.