March, 2014

This trip included members of the ACTS Steering Committee and students and alums of Dartmouth, in a collaboration between ACTS and the Dartmouth Alumni and Students for Honduras (DASH) organization. It focused on a combination of medical issues, La Fuerza projects in the El Rosario community, and ACTS organizational tasks. The logistics of the trip unfolded smoothly; the highlights of the trip featured the following:

• A successful effort at composing a genome map and obtaining buccal swabs from the residents of Los Planes, where a medical issue has been endemic.

• The purchase of a parcel of land for Chica’s future residence and the confirmation that the banking transfer process works appropriately.

• The completion of a very effective La Fuerza program that included the drawing and painting of a vivid and immediately popular map of the world in the Education Center, as well as work in one of the village schools.

Child with arthrogryposis whom ACTS is helping obtain corrective surgery.

La Fuerza youth creating world map in community center with Dartmouth team.

Admiring the almost finished project.

Family with members afflicted with homocysteinuria.