Asociación Bayan

The Bayan Association is a Bahá'í-inspired NGO working in Honduras. Bayan has over twenty-five years of experience managing projects in rural development, the environment and rural health, including a hospital in the remote area of Palacios to serve the Miskito and Garífuna indigenous populations. The success of the SAT model in Colombia led Bayan to consider its application in the least accessible regions of Honduras. CBIDA and CIDA provide funding assistance to Bayan for the cultural adaptation of materials and strengthening of Bayan's organizational capacity for SAT implementation. SAT students work with a tutor from their village and study math, science, literacy, agriculture and social studies with a focus on service to the community. Hands-on training activities include small-scale animal husbandry and pilot plots for agricultural experimentation. In 2003, the first three-year SAT expansion projected was successfully completed. CBIDA is currently exploring additional co-funding from CIDA to expand SAT implementation in western Honduras.
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