Field Offices

The bulk of the 40 million Latin American street chidlren are located in Developing Nations or Least Developed Nations (LDNs). These are countries with lower incomes and a lower human development index (HDI). For our purposes, we have divided Latin America into 3 areas which both geographically and culturally (in most cases) link peoples in similar circumstances. Notable exceptions would be Brazil for it's different language from the rest (Portuguese) and Cuba for its different political practices (Communism). Each area has or will have an Area President who oversees operations in that area. They report to the Executive Committee at our headquarters. Each country has a Country Director or an Advisor to the Area President. Country Directors are native to their lands and oversee operations in their respective countries, presiding over Administrators of our homes. While we are not currently operating homes in all countries within these areas, SXHU is making contact and advanced preparations to establish a presence. Site visitors are not to contact field offices directly. All requests or inquiries should be made through our headquarters in Salt Lake City.

Andean Area
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay
President Leonidas Gavancho

 Mexico and Central America Area
Mexico and all Central American countries

 South America North and Caribbean Area
Caribbean Islands, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyanas, Brazil

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 Country Directors & Advisors (alphabetical order by country)

Bolivia
Advisor Bequer Lopez
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Bequer has worked in sustainable humanitarian work in Bolivia for 7 years in Cochabamba to the borders near Argentina. A radiologist by profession, He is married to Martha Diaz de Lopez for 20 years and they have 1 daughter and 2 sons. They reside in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Colombia
Country Director Dr. Lizbeth Rosario Meneses
Ibague, Tolima, Colombia
Rosario has more than 15 years of experience in social development. A former kindergarten teacher, Rosario became a Doctor of Psychology, specializing in clinical work with children and the elderly and in organizational development. She was appointed Chief Psychologist for the state of Tolima by the governor, Regional Director of the Federal ICBF (Colombian Institute of Family Welfare), and later appointed Secretary of Social Development in her government's Cabinet. She has a son and a daughter and designs jewelry as a hobby.

Cuba
Advisor Angel Gracia
Los Palacios and La Habana, Cuba
Angel is a Cuban by birth and fled the island nation to seek freedom in the United States. He is married to Sharon and they are the parents of 2 children.

Ecuador
Advisor TBA Summer 2008
Quito, Ecuador

Peru
Country Director Leonidas Gavancho
Cusco, Peru
Leonidas has worked in sustainable village development for 10 years. A teacher by profession, Leo retired after 20 years in the public school system with a BS in Education and a master degree in Education Administration and Planning. He also works part time as an intelligence officer for the secret police and was wounded in the Shining Path guerrilla war of the 1980's. He has been married to Eunice Huaman for 21 years and they have 3 girls and 1 son. They reside in Cusco, Peru, but their eldest daughter is studying in Seattle, Washington.