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LA HORA FELIZ
Though Sundays in Horno Ckasa are a bit slower paced than other days of the week, the calmness of the day erupts like clockwork at 3pm when 180 children pile into a small meeting room for what is known as “la hora feliz” or “The Happy Hour”. This hour is a type of Sunday school for kids with singing, a Bible lesson, and crafts. Each year the group participates in a one day festival with 20 other Happy Hour groups spread across Sucre. Where most other groups have 30 to


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50 kids involved, Horno Ckasa has nearly 200. The success can probably be attributed to a group of teachers from Francisco’s church (Francisco is one of the Child Development Program staff workers in Horno Ckasa) in Sucre who have dedicated their Sunday afternoons to the kids of Horno Ckasa.

A Happy Hour teacher with some of her students.
GANGS INVOLVEMENT PLAGUES FAMILIES
Many of the children of Horno Ckasa have only one parent. Some are orphans. The families that exist are often mixed families. Violence is all too familiar in the home. Families of five or more kids are squeezed into tiny homes and parents come home empty-handed from another day looking for work with no success meaning the children won’t be eating dinner again. Each of these realities has helped lead to the increase of gang involvement in the communities...
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COMMUNITY PRESIDENT SHARES HOPE FOR FUTURE
“We want our community to be a model for other communities. We want to be different. We don’t want to be struggling just to get by. We want a community where our kids and grandkids and even great grandkids can grow up..." said Julio Cesar Copa, community elected president. The community has drawn up plans for a process of development. Julio took a moment to sit down and talk about his hopes and dreams for the future of his community.
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