Honduras is located in Central America. It is bordered by Nicaragua and El Salvador and to the west by Guatemala. Three quarters of the country is composed of rugged hills and mountains. It has 2 seasons: rainy and dry. It is believed to be the poorest country in South America. It has a total population of seven and a half million people, with seventy percent of them living in poverty. Forty percent have no access to healthy water resources and over half of the population is made up of single mothers and children. The illiteracy rate is sixty percent, with an average of only three grades of schooling. The people are predominantly Roman Catholic, ninety percent of them are Mestizo and their main language is Spanish.
Friends of Honduran Children believe in helping one child at a time by implementing stable programs, instead of quick and easy solutions. They provide the supplies and skill that Hondurans need to become independent. They want to improve the quality of life of the impoverished Honduran children and their families by meeting their basic needs and then empowering them to break the cycle of poverty that currently controls their lives.
Information retrieved from: www.friendsofhonduranchildren.com
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