HONDURAS hope after hurricanes ETA and IOTA n 2020, Hurricane Eta hit Honduras, and emergency shelter kits for “When it started 昀氀looding, some only 15 days later, Hurricane Iota did too. families who lost their homes in people evacuated us. My husband I Both hurricanes left several devastated 23 municipalities. stayed at the house and tried to areas in the country and impacted more than 3 million people, who were left homeless or with take care of things. But then he partially damaged homes and without access Juan Antonio and Yuri are part of the families had to seek refuge in a two-story to clean water. that received these kits, which included tarpaulins, mosquito nets, solar lamps, house and was rescued by boat. Given the emergency, Habitat for Humanity blankets, water 昀椀lters, a set of pots and pans, Honduras launched a disaster response and jerrycans to store water. We lost everything. This help gives plan with other partners. First, 6,938 families us hope,” said Yuri. received water storage backpacks in 52 “My friends, whom I have also supported for a昀昀ected communities. many years, even when I was a banana-cutter in the banana plantation, gave me a space to In partnership with ShelterBox build a shack on their property. I lost everything in the 昀氀oods, so these tarpaulins helped me and the San Pedro Sula Rotary live after the disaster. For this reason, I am very Club, Habitat distributed 3,208 grateful. Now, only the 昀氀oor is missing,” said Juan Antonio. PAGE. 26 habitat.org/lac