News & Blog
COVID-19 and Conservation Impacts in Roatán: Earth Day 2020
Last April, the Abundant Life Foundation hosted its its annual Semana Santa Reef Cleanup in Roatán, collecting over 700 pounds of trash. This year, things are different. The lockdown in Roatán means tourism is on pause, non-essential businesses are shuttered, and residents been asked to stay at home. During this difficult time, we’ve seen the […]More Info >
Roatán, Lockdown, and COVID-19
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. […]More Info >
ALF Voices – Jennifer Turcios
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”. […]More Info >
How a Scholarship Impacted Helen’s Education
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 […]More Info >
ALF Voices – Federico Arriola
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. […]More Info >
All About Los Sueños: The Dreams
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 […]More Info >
Reef Cleanup 2019
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 […]More Info >
Gay Cloud – My ‘Why Roatán’
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 […]More Info >
Access to Technology for Island Students
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 […]More Info >