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Content creator Carlos Eduardo Espina exploded on social media this Saturday after learning that the Honduran government placed a commemorative plaque on one of the schools rebuilt by philanthropist Shin Fujiyama and his donors.
In a video posted on TikTok, Espina expressed his deep indignation and disappointment, as, according to him, the construction of these schools has been possible thanks to the community and individual donors, not the authorities.
Espina, who has donated $55,000 (about 1.3 million lempiras) of his own money to the Fujiyama project , strongly expressed his rejection of what he considers an act of “caravanning with someone else’s hat” on the part of the government.
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“What a shame, my people. The truth is that I am outraged and I am going to vent,” Espina began in the video, in which he visibly upset and recounts how at no time has he requested that his name appear on plaques or public recognition.
He also said that he, like other donors, has never asked for or sought any recognition for his financial contribution.
“What is done from the heart is done without expecting to put up plaques because the people themselves know who is helping and who is not,” he stressed.
‘I better calm down’
However, he stressed that this effort is not about recognition or putting a name on a plaque, but about helping those who need it most.
“So what a fucking shame, the truth is I have so many thoughts, so much anger, that I better calm down, think better and later I’m going to make another video on the subject because this, the truth is, has me outraged,” he declared in his message, announcing that he would probably continue sharing his opinion on the subject at another time.
Despite his discontent, Espina ended the video by reaffirming his commitment to Shin Fujiyama’s cause, declaring that he will continue to support the project wholeheartedly.
“However, I will continue to support my friend Shin wholeheartedly because this is not about loans or license plates, it is about helping the needy people of Honduras, the children and all the people who benefit,” he concluded.
What did the government say about the plaque placed
Sponda clarified in a video that the Álvaro Contreras de Ocotepeque school in Ocotepeque was intervened by the government of Xiomara Castro, highlighting that the Japanese influencer Shin Fujiyama contributed to the construction of two additional classrooms.
“The Álvaro Contreras school, located in the municipality of Concepción, in the department of Ocotepeque, was restored thanks to the two billion lempiras that President Xiomara Castro has allocated for the reconstruction of schools in all the municipalities of the country,” said Sponda.
