T3Live Donates to Send Young Honduran with Cerebral Paulsy to School

From the return letter from Un Mundo, a charitable organizaion in Honduras that raises money and works closely with children who would not otherwise receive an education:

"Three months ago, thanks to the help of T3 Live and

Un Mundo, Maynor Mendez, age 10, was able to start school for the first time. Maynor lives in the village of El Pital located in the Cangrejal Valley, a steep, forested

area that stretches along the Cargrejal River of Honduras. Maynor was born with Cerebral Palsy, however despite his disabilities has always had an incredible desire to learn and attend school, but before this year, he had no access to a facility that could handle his learning needs.

When Maynor was born, doctors told his parents he would never speak and may never walk. Remarkably, with no formal education, Maynor began walking at age six and started forming words shortly thereafter. His parents tried including him in the local elementary school, but his difficulty enunciating workds and his awkward movements caused teasing from his peers. With no specialized training and so many students in each class, teachers in El Pital are unable to give personal attention that children like Maynor require.

Santos and Lola, Maynor's paremts, wanted to send their son to the Emilia D'Cuire School for Special Education in La Ceiba, the closest school that educates children with disabilities.

However, Maynor's parents could not cover the daily transportation and material costs. Santos and his family are among the 8,000 people living along the Cangrejal River. Families in this area average a monthly income $50-$100, which typically supports a household of six to eight people.

Relying on seasonal work harvesting crops and being

the only able person to work in the household of eight, Santos could not afford the extra expense of transporting Maynor to school everyday. Before Maynor started school in February, he spent most of the day playing alone on his doorstop, rarely leaving his front yard. He also received little mental or physical support from his family, given that his mother cannot read or write and his father has only a sixth grade education.

Now Maynor attends Emilia D'Cuire school everyday. He not only has started forming words on his own, but when he comes down with a cold, and he can't go to school, he cries and puts on his uniform anyway, hoping to convince his parents to let him go."