Update (7/8): $1,310 raised for the Assistance Fund to date. Guided by our commitments outlined below, we’ve begun a few initiatives to help provide relief. Those include: $300 allocated to startup funds for a home garden project in which ALF provides supplies, training, and initial funding for community members to launch their own vegetable garden. […]
ALF Voices features a behind the scenes look at our work from the viewpoint of different team members. Jennifer, our talented Office Administrator, penned this blog post: Someone once said, “You’re the main character of your life’s story. Give your audience something to not only look forward to, but also something to be inspired by”. […]
The Founders of the Abundant Life Foundation, David and Brenda Dachner, met Helen in 2008. Immediately, they were drawn to this quiet, young girl who came across as a deep thinker. Helen later received a multi-year scholarship from ALF to attend a private bilingual school. She recently graduated from high school, and we invited her […]
At the Agricultural Farm at our Los Sueños: The Dreams housing development, we are proud to grow organic, non-GMO crops in raised-bed gardens and are excited to share the center with Los Sueños homeowners very soon. We spoke with Federico Arriola, a consultant for the Ag Farm, to gain his perspective on this special project. […]
Los Suenos: The Dreams is our flagship project on Roatán. It is about more than just building homes and offering safe, affordable homeownership opportunities on the island. It’s also about building a community for everyone on the island to share. We’re here to answer all of the most frequently asked questions about our Los Sueños […]
This year the Abundant Life Foundation was proud to host our 4th Annual Reef Cleanup event on Roatán! Together with several businesses and volunteers from every corner of the island, we were able to collect over 700 pounds of trash from the coastline, keeping them out of the ocean waters surrounding Roatán. We asked Russell […]
How/when did you first visit/hear about Roatán? I first heard about Roatán around 2010-2011 when the founders, David and Brenda Dachner were making regular trips to the island, talking about their love for the people of Roatán and their desire to make a difference here. The vision and mission of Abundant Life Foundation for Roatán […]
Jessica Eatough, a teacher at the Solid Rock School on Roatán, uses our Educational Training Facility (ETF) resource room to enrich her students with technology literacy skills that will benefit them in their future as leaders on the island and beyond. We sat down with Jessica to learn more about why she teaches and the […]
One of my favorite people in the Bay Islands is Mr. Truman. At 65, he lives alone in a peaceful, one-room wooden hut on a hill overlooking the beautiful Caribbean Sea. The small fishing village in St. Helene where Mr. Truman lives still has no running water or electricity. The people there live by the […]
We are excited to announce that, effective November 1st, the position of Executive Director of the Abundant Life Foundation will be taken over by Michelle Monroe. Michelle comes to us from Amaanah Refugee Services where she has a proven track record for leading the organization through economic growth and physical expansion with a collaborative […]
