Honduras
Honduras is a hotspot of biodiversity with its beaches, mountains, tropical forests, and the largest coral barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. Each year millions of tourists flock to places like Roatán to take in the country’s natural beauty. But Honduras remains one of the poorest countries in Central America and the Caribbean. Child poverty is rampant. About 70% of the population lives in poverty, and most Hondurans earn $3 or less a day. That’s why our global community of Child Champions is here, working in the hard places to bring help and hope to children.
CHILD RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT IN Honduras
CHALLENGES FOR KIDS AND HOW CHILD CHAMPIONS HELP
Disasters and Food Insecurity
Honduras is an agricultural country, and hurricanes and other natural disasters devastate farms. Impoverished conditions also make children and their families vulnerable to house fires and other crises.
How Child Champions Are Helping Children in Poverty in Honduras
Through OneChild’s Children’s Crisis Fund, families receive disaster relief including emergency food relief supplies, and families who are struggling day-to-day receive vitamins, supplies, and food baskets. At their Hope Centers, children regularly receive nutritious meals and snacks.
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BE INSPIREDDomestic Violence
Single parents head many Honduran households, and some children suffer from domestic violence.
How Child Champions Are Helping Children in Poverty in Honduras
Child Champions help rescue kids. They hold training sessions with caregivers to give them coping skills and connect children and their families to counselors and other resources. As a community that celebrates, Champions also create a joy-filled environment for kids. Through OneChild’s Christmas Gift Fund, Champions hold special Christmas celebrations and give a Christmas gift to each child.
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BE INSPIREDWeak Health Care and School Systems
Impoverished children don’t have access to regular health care or schools that offer high quality education.
How Child Champions Are Helping Children in Poverty in Honduras
Children receive health screenings at their Hope Centers and medicines and care when needed. Generous supporters of OneChild’s Children’s Crisis Fund also donate for surgeries and care that go beyond day-to-day health needs. Child Champions often tutor children at their Hope Centers to make sure they don’t fall behind in their studies, and through OneChild’s Partners Fund, Child Champions provide children with school and other supplies to make sure they are well equipped for school.
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BE INSPIREDGang Violence in Honduras
Gang violence is a constant threat to children in Honduras. Gang members buy children shoes and other gifts to try to recruit them, and fighting among gangs creates a dangerous environment for kids who live in the middle of the violence.
How Child Champions Are Helping Children in Poverty in Honduras
Child Champions teach children about God’s plan for their lives and provide safe activities so they are not alone in the neighborhood while their parents work long hours. Child development and youth development are crucial for kids at risk and so supporters’ generous donations also equip Child Champions to help growing kids with career guidance, vocational training, even scholarships and beyond.
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BE INSPIREDTRAVEL TO Honduras TO SEE ONECHILD’S WORK FIRSTHAND.
MEET A CHILD IN Honduras
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