| Tim and Gloria Wheeler
Apartado 21,
Colonia Kennedy
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Email: Tim
Wheeler
Email: Gloria
Wheeler
Tim and Gloria have been under appointment by the PC(USA) since
1990 and have served since then in Honduras. Tim now serves as
regional advisor for Heifer Project International in Central America,
Mexico, and the Caribbean. He is responsible for strengthening
the training, evaluation, strategic planning, administration,
and team-building capacities of Heifer projects in the region.
Gloria coordinates study tours and mission team visits from the
United States. Some teams work in an urban setting, others work
in one of the 20 local Heifer partners, and others travel to western
Honduras to help the Chorti-Mayan people build homes.
Gloria's background in public administration is especially useful
in building up the administrative capacity of Heifer personnel.
She also works with local groups on gender and women’s issues
and facilitates community workshops.
The Wheelers also dedicate part of their time to evaluating proposals
that come from Central America to the Presbyterian Hunger Program
and the Self-Development of the People.
Heifer Project reaches hundreds
of communities, bringing hope to families through the possibility
of raising their own animals and receiving benefits from them.
Many children facing problems of malnutrition are benefited by
this program but the concept of “passing on the gift”—of
passing on the first offspring to another family—has been
the key to project success. By strengthening the values of dignity,
self-esteem, and solidarity among participants, people’s
lives are transformed and community organizations are strengthened.
Today, the main focuses of the program are: food security, environmental
improvement, and gender equity. |
