How much of a difference can ONE DAY make?

That’s up to YOU!

 

CLICK HERE TO DONATE  to the 2026 One Day Challenge (under 'Fund' choose 'The Carpenteros')

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD  the 2026 One Day Challenge brochure

Change is coming slowly to Honduras.  In many communities the average income is still as little as one or two dollars per day. No matter how hard these people work, simply surviving is a constant struggle.

The poorest of the poor aspire to provide a better future for their children and grandchildren. You can help make that goal possible by improving their access to safe drinking water, latrines, first aid supplies and basic sanitary improvements to their very modest homes.  Since the ONE DAY CHALLENGE campaign began in 2011, it has repaired homes, provided clean water, and improved safety and sanitation for thousands of Hondurans.  God has enabled your support to answer their prayers.

The ONE DAY CHALLENGE is a very simple, but effective, concept – by dedicating one day of your income, you can help to bring new hope and transformation to Hondurans who earn as little as a dollar or two per day. And every penny you give will go directly to helping those who need it most, and in a way that brings about lasting improvement.

Each year the ONE DAY CHALLENGE campaign focuses on a different Honduran community -- the community that our Honduran partners have told us is in tremendous need, but also where the local residents are willing and eager to participate in building the foundation for a better future.

ONE DAY CHALLENGE 2025 - EL BAJILLAL

In a valley between the mountains in west-central Honduras, and at an altitude of 2300m resulting in a fairly cold climate, El Bajillal is home to 48 families (300 people), primarily Indigenous Lenca. Because it is difficult to access via poorly maintained roads, El Bajillal is an agricultural community that relies on the production of corn, some vegetables and blackberries.

The community does not have a health centre, which complicates the medical challenges for a number of residents who suffer from respiratory problems due to their precarious housing. Other challenges include alcoholism, and limited access to a secondary school resulting in many children only completing Grade 6.

This year’s One Day Challenge through Harvest Honduras is also in partnership with the evangelical church in the town of Guajiquiro, to establish house ‘chapels’ and eventually a full church in El Bajillal as part of a plan to address the physical, social and spiritual needs of the community.

THE GOAL

This year’s goal is to provide one basic home improvement feature for each of the 48 families living in El Bajillal.

Based on the need and preference of individual families, this will see the construction of latrines (outdoor toilets), concrete floors, or pilas (outdoor water storage basins).

A latrine affords dignity, improves sanitation and protects the local environment. A concrete pila provides a convenient and hygienic way to store water, and a place to wash dishes and laundry.

A concrete floor improves comfort and helps to protect possessions, especially during the rainy season, as well as dramatically reducing bacteria-borne illnesses among children.

The One Day Challenge invites donors to contribute the equivalent of roughly one day of their annual income to bring a lifetime of change to Honduran families whose average income is less than $2US per day, or just $1,000 Canadian per year.

Total project costs, including transporting building materials - $54,200 CDN

 

Your support is always appreciated

HOW TO DONATE

If you or your church or business would like to support the ONE DAY CHALLENGE campaign, please make cheques payable to ‘Carpenteros and Friends’ and note ‘One Day Challenge’ on the memo line. Please provide your full name and address for tax receipt purposes, as well as your email address if you would like to receive a project update.

CHEQUES can be sent to:

Carpenteros and Friends
c/o Calvary Christian Reformed Church
265 Middletown Road, R.R. 1, Dundas, Ontario
L9H 5E1

E-TRANSFER:  ONE DAY CHALLENGE donations can also be made by sending an e-transfer to info@carpenteros.ca.  In the 'note' field, please state 'One Day Challenge' and include your address for receipt purposes.

ONLINE:   You can also give to the ONE DAY CHALLENGE through the secure online donation page for Calvary Christian Reformed Church (Flamborough). Under 'Fund' please select 'The Carpenteros'.

If you, your company, organization or church group would like to explore additional ways to assist the people of Honduras through the One Day Challenge, please email info@carpenteros.ca or call Ken at 905-630-6977.