Inter-American Restoration Corporation

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PRIMARILY IN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HONDURAS AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

THROUGH TORCH MISSIONS, IRC FACILITATED TWO MISSION TEAMS FROM THE UNITED STATES COMPRISING OF APPROXIMATELY 16 VOLUNTEERS. THESE TEAMS BUILT 3 HOUSES AND PROVIDED MEALS TO APPROXIMATELY 300 FAMILIES IN TEGUCIGALPA AND SANTA ANA, HONDURAS. FROM 8-29-21 UNTIL 10-30-21, IRC DID HURRICANE RELIEF AND DISASTER ASSISTANCE IN LOUISIANA. SERVING HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES BY HELPING WITH TREE REMOVAL AND DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM HURRICANE IDA. WE COORDINATED WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND RELIEF WORKERS TO BE OF ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING NEEDED SERVICES AND SUPPLIES.

IRC OPERATES A MEDICAL CLINIC IN SANTA ANA, HONDURAS CALLED CLINICA DE ESPERANZA. - IN 2021, THEY PASSED THE NEWLY IMPLEMENTED HEALTH INSPECTION FROM THE COUNTRY OF HONDURAS, WHICH INCLUDED ADDING A PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE AND A BIOHAZARD WASTE AREA. - IN 2021, THE CLINIC SERVED APPROXIMATELY 4,642 PATIENTS IN THE CLINIC WITH A STAFF OF 6, AS WELL AS 198 PATIENTS IN MOBILE CLINICS. FOOD, FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND BABY SUPPLIES, AND OVER 2,500 BIBLES WERE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE CLINIC. - ONGOING EFFORTS TO COMBAT DISASTERS, EVERYDAY MEDICAL NEEDS, AND COVID-19 CONTINUED INCLUDING SHIPPING DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR THE NORTHERN COAST. - 17 COVID PATIENTS WERE CARED FOR IN THEIR HOMES UNTIL THE ILLNESS RESOLVED OR A HOSPITAL BED BECAME AVAILABLE. 1.1M N95 MASKS, GLOVES, AND 19,000 JARS OF HAND SANITIZER, DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AND VITAMINS. 850,000 MASKS, GLOVES, HAND SANITIZER WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT HONDURAS, INCLUDING MAJOR HOSPITALS, DIALYSIS CENTERS, FIREMEN, PHYSICIANS AND NURSES, CLINICS, NATIONAL POLICE, MILITARY, DIABETES ASSOCIATION, NURSING HOMES, MISSIONARIES, AND SCHOOLS. - 100 SAWYER WATER FILTERS WERE DELIVERED TO MIRADOR, ALONG WITH BIBLES AND A HEALTH CLASS ON WATER TO THE RECIPIENTS.

THROUGH THE HONDURAS PROJECT, IRC PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN RELIEF IN THE FORM OF PROVIDING FOOD FOR 600 FAMILIES IN AND AROUND TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS. THE HONDURAS PROJECT ALSO FACILITATED THE SPONSORSHIP OF 6 STUDENTS IN BILINGUAL EDUCATION.

THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO OVERSEE ALL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THRU GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW. IRC CONTINUES TO BE INVOLVED ON THE BOARD LEVEL IN NETWORKING HONDURAS, WHICH IS AN ASSOCIATION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN HONDURAS. NETWORKING HONDURAS EXISTS TO PROVIDE A LIAISON BETWEEN NGOS WORKING IN HONDURAS AND THE HONDURAN GOVERNMENT. IRC MANAGED PROPERTY IN HONDURAS WHICH HOUSES ITS MEDICAL CLINIC AND LODGING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MEDICAL INTERNS, RETREATS FOR HONDURAN FAITH-BASED GROUPS, AND TORCH MISSION GROUPS. IRC ASSISTED SEVERAL COMMUNITIES IN MANAGING AND PRESERVING WATER WELLS AND CLEAN WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS.