San Jose Partners

Letter from the Director, Dr. Doug Stockman:

Thank you for visiting our web site. We hope you will take the time to learn more about our project in San Jose San Marcos in rural Honduras, Central America. I am the Director for Global and Refugee Health in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Rochester, in Rochester, NY. We are committed to improving the health of under-served populations both in the US and abroad. As part of our mission to the under-served, we have partnered with a rural community in Honduras and with a non-governmental organization, Shoulder-to-Shoulder. Our shared goal is to improve the health of the rural poor in Honduras using low cost sustainable interventions. Our long term hope is to help the rural Hondurans become self sufficient with as little external resources as necessary.

Many people that hear about our project ask how they can help. Consider donating, 100% of the proceeds will go to back to Honduras to fund many of the projects you can read about on this web site, and you will receive high quality photographs of your choice. Some photos were taken in the San Jose area of rural Hondurans living their life. Almost every member of the San Jose community is from the Lenca tribe of indigenous Indians. Through migration and marriage outside the tribe, the Lenca's numbers continue to shrink. Consider preserving a glimpse of their culture through photographs. Additional photos have been taken from all around the world and have been generously donated to us.

If you are a student, consider volunteering your time by fundraising or becoming involved one of the many initiatives taking place in San Jose. To find out more, visit the student section for contact information regarding specific inteventions. Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Doug

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