Dear Friends, We are pleased to share our 2017 Annual Report detailing our accomplishments in providing HIV and primary care services to people in Honduras. As you will read, we completed our three-year 90-90-90 Major Gifts Campaign, received perfect government scores on our quality of care, and reached high-poverty communities lacking in HIV education andRead more
Monthly Update
“Today is Father’s Day in Honduras,” Pascual Torres, our Honduras Executive Director, wrote last month. “It is not celebrated with the same reverence and joy as Mother’s Day. Nevertheless, the female personnel of Siempre Unidos will make a “comida típica” (traditional meal) in our honor. Quite a nice treat, do you not agree?” We doRead more
“My father told me that had he known that I would be queer, it would have been better for me to have been born a dog,” a 27-year-old patient told Pascual when he first met him. German (a pseudonym) went on to say, “My life has always been one of rejection due to my sexualRead more
Three years ago, we received the valentine card seen here from the daughter of an HIV-positive husband and wife. At the time, the young woman was 17 years old and supported by the Santa Barbara-based e3 Girls Education Fund providing tuition, school uniforms and supplies. Today, the writer has realized her dream to be aRead more
We are excited to announce the following additions and innovations to our services in the new year: Reopening the clinic on Roatán island in partnership with the Honduran government to provide HIV and 24-hour care; HIV and Hepatitis testing campaign targeting new populations like truck drivers and police officers; Pharmacy renovation to create adequate storageRead more
Last month, Honduras Executive Director, Pascual Torres, and Director of Public Affairs, Delmy Medina, visited the San Francisco Bay Area to meet with the Board and supporters. They shared important updates on Siempre Unidos services for HIV+ patients: Our 2 clinics recorded the highest number of patients treated – 461 women and men. The SecretaryRead more
Daniel is the pastor of Ministerio Camino Nuevo, an open-air church with a tent roof and cement floor and seen in the photo below. He and his family live in Bordo Esquipulas where he is our community partner and hosts Siempre Unidos’ day-long health fairs providing HIV education and testing and primary care services. “Bordo”Read more
We are a Health Center Scoring 100% “Yesterday the Secretary of Health’s Department of Auditing, Monitoring and Evaluation visited,” Pascual Torres, Siempre Unidos’ Honduran Executive Director, reported. “Minor recommendations were left to correct, but we received a 100% score on quality of services, survival indicators, patients’ adherence and retention. The day was long, passing 6pm,Read more
The Garífuna are descendants of Africans who were shipwrecked, escaped slavery and settled with indigenous groups in the Caribbean in the 17th century. They remain a disenfranchised and marginalized ethnic minority group living primarily along the north coast and islands. Their HIV prevalence rate is at least eight times higher than the national one –Read more
Siempre Unidos led the annual LGBT parade in San Pedro Sula Honduras last month. “It was quite impressive,” Pascual reports. “There were more than 8-9 gay rights organizations represented and close to 200 people marching. We filled 2 blocks!” Ten years ago, people marched with their faces covered; today they carry the pride flag andRead more
