Archives for March 2018

Olancho Aid Spotlight: Katie McClave   Age: 24 Hometown: Overland Park, KS University: Creighton University   When did you join Olancho Aid? I joined OAF at the end of August 2017.   How did you first hear about Olancho Aid? I first heard about Olancho Aid through the Catholic Volunteer Network, and then I saw a posting for a teaching position on Idealist.   What is your role at Olancho Aid? I teach English and Art at the Centro Escolar Bilingue … [Read more...]

Olancho Aid Spotlight: Pablo Sarmiento     Age: 32 Hometown: Juticalpa, Olancho, Honduras University: Francisco Morazan National Pedagogical University and the National University of Agriculture     When did you join Olancho Aid? February 3, 2014   How did you first hear about Olancho Aid? My friend, Francisco Barahona (the Comptroller at the Foundation), told me about the position and encouraged me to apply.   What is … [Read more...]

Olancho Aid Spotlight: Irene Umaña     Age: 24 Hometown: Tegucigalpa, Honduras. University: Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA   When did you join Olancho Aid? August 2017   How did you first hear about Olancho Aid? I was volunteering in Nicaragua and my plans were to move back to Honduras and find a job. While I was job searching I saw an ad on a website that OAF was looking for a psychologist and then I applied.   What is your role at Olancho … [Read more...]