Students Helping Honduras

Students Helping Honduras [SHH] is a volunteer organization that fights to reduce extreme poverty and violence by having U.S. students build schools in Honduran villages. Drawing volunteers from U.S. high schools and colleges, SHH teaches life-long lessons by having students do goodwill work. Students fundraise throughout the year and then put the... money raised to work by building a school during their Spring break or during a week in the summer in Honduras . Before embarking on their week-long service trips, students learn about Honduras and the specific challenges the country faces. SHH has a proven safety records for housing their volunteers. All-inclusive trips start at $650 + airfare and you commit to 8 days minimum and work in groups of 15-20 volunteers. Through fundraising or by recruiting friends to come along you can lower your participation fee significantly. What sets SHH apart from many aid organizations is its founding premise on local leadership. This premise not only ensures that those who know the place best decide what needs to be done but it foments commitment to long term success. Emphasis is placed on education as a key to upwards mobility.Read More