Relocating and Expanding the Ministry of Saint Mary's Technical Institute

Saint Mary’ Technical Institute is where our older boys learn a marketable trade as a certified carpenter, welder, or electrician. The students at the Institute are high achievers academically; they also consistently receive high marks from their field education supervisors. Upon graduation, they readily find employment which in Honduras means a chance for a better life. Indeed, USAID reports that a young man with a basic high school education and vocational training will average $1,000 more in annual earnings than one who simply has graduated from a normal high school. El Hogar is not only a home. It is also a success story.

We are so very grateful to report that our project to relocate and expand St. Mary’s Technical Institute is going along well. Our boys are now living in their new dormitory, working in the new workshops, taking classes in the new classroom building, and eating in a bright dining hall.

We are busy working on the last three major buildings: the library / assembly building, the fourth workshop, and the chapel. The library will have a section for quiet study and reading and an adjacent computer lab. The second floor of this building will be a large assembly room designed to be a community center. The fourth workshop will train our young men in refrigeration, plumbing and motor repair. The final building, which will begin construction this fall, is the chapel. The chapel will be connected to the library via a breezeway, creating a courtyard area. We are targeting completion of the buildings for January 2008.

El Hogar had set a capital campaign goal of $1.5 million to make this dream possible, and we have been blessed with generous support that helped us reach this target. We are humbly grateful to all who have contributed to making this project come to life.

We plan a dedication for late February 2008. Please revisit this site over the next few months for more details about this exciting milestone.


Click here to see a map of the progress at St. Mary’s Technical Institute.
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If you are interested in making a donation to our Capital Campaign, please contact Liz Kinchen by phone at 781-729-7600 or by email at info@elhogar.org.


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