Our boys pose for their group picture.

Our dedicated teacher is teaching a group of young, vibrant youngsters.

Our elementary school serves 500 children (more than 60% with physical or mental disabilities).

An elementary school student at the Refuge of Hope.

Childrens are learning by coloring.

Trees are donated by donors for $1 each. Student come before school to help the on-site agronomist plant seeds to make young saplings as seen here. The saplings are kept in a nursery until they are ready to be planted.

Students of the Refuge of Hope proudly show what they have planted as they work on the land before school.

The trees shown here are 3 years old.

In efforts to become more economically self-sustainable, the Refuge of Hope has started a tree farm.

In efforts to become more economically self-sustainable, the Refuge of Hope has started a tree farm.

Andres lost his leg after falling in an armadillo trap in the jungle. He was 3-day boat ride away from the hospital and gangrene had taken over by the time he got there. They had to amputate his leg. He is spirited and a hard worker. He wants to be an agronomist.

Mario, a carpentry student who survived polio, builds a fence for the farm.

A water well is built on the Quince Tree farm.  

Refuge of Hope's founder and director, Victor Izquierdo Lora, stands next to the plot of land that is ready for planting.

Our farm house located on Quince Three Farm.

People with disabilities in the third world countries 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 helop make the Refuge a success.