Students Helping Honduras

Did you know that Honduras has one of the worst gang epidemics and highest crime rates in the world? Each year, targeted violence leads to the rise of youth migration, where thousands of children join gangs like MS-13 and Mara 18.

Did you know that Honduras is also the 2nd poorest nation in the western hemisphere?  Approximately 1 out of 5 Hondurans (66%) live in extreme poverty, or on less than US$1.90 per day.

With access to a quality education and jobs the Honduran people can fight back!

The Mission of SHH is to alleviate extreme poverty and violence in Honduras through education and youth empowerment.

You can make a difference today by donating and supporting our fundraising efforts to:

-Provide supplies for school building projects
-Provide clean water for children’s homes
-Supply desks at bilingual schools
-Provide school necessities like uniforms, shoes, and books
-Provide healthy meals for students
-Sponsor monthly tuition and extracurricular activity costs

As an employee of Edrington Americas, my organization will match all funds raised during this campaign. Any small amount will go a long way for this charity and the children of Honduras. Thank you in advance for your consideration and generosity!

-Amber


About Students Helping Honduras:

Students Helping Honduras was founded in 2004 when a small group of college students traveled to San Pedro Sula, Honduras to work in an orphanage for displaced and abandoned girls. One of those students was Shin Fujiyama, a sophomore at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA. That year he founded Students Helping Honduras, a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating extreme poverty in Honduras.

Over the past 13 years SHH has built a small village for displaced families called Villa Soleada, founded a bilingual school for disadvantaged children, established a children’s home for abandoned and abused street children, and is in the process of building schools in poor villages throughout Honduras.  SHH has over 100 chapters in colleges and universities throughout the United States that raise money and travel to Honduras to support the work of SHH. Since 2007, thousands of volunteers have traveled to Honduras to help develop education and community.

100% of donations go directly toward projects that put kids in school.

To learn more about the organization or volunteer opportunities, please visit http://shhkids.org/about-us/

*Students Helping Honduras (SHH) is an international NGO operating in both the United States and Honduras. While the majority of its projects are centered on the peripheries of El Progreso, the organization engages in projects throughout all of Honduras.

About Edrington:

Edrington’s ownership model is unique in it’s industry. The company’s principal shareholder is The Robertson Trust, which was established in 1961 by the Robertson sisters who donated their shares in the businesses founded by their grandfather.

Edrington encourages employees to give their time to volunteer in their communities and raise funds for good causes all over the world. As Edrington grows internationally, it has extended the principle of donating a share of profits to good causes in the communities in which it operates. Launched in 2012, Edrington’s International Giving More fund donates 1% of pre-tax earnings to charities chosen by its employees outside of Scotland. To date it has raised £5.5 million.

Edrington encourages its employees to champion charitable cause they feel truly passionate about, helping them raise funds and meet personal goals. When employees raise funds for a charity, Edrington matches those funds to double the value.

"Education is the most powerful tool which you can use to change the world"
- Nelson Mandela

Students Helping Honduras (CLICK HERE) is an organization with the goal of building 1,000 schools in Honduras, which is the 2nd poorest nation in the Western World. In the spring of 2015 I had the privilege of volunteering with 25 other Clemson Students on the SHH mission trip. The villagepeople of Honduras are undoubtedly some of the hardest working people I have ever met. Working 12-hour days in 100 degree heat is not for the faint of heart, but it shows their commitment to providing their children with an education and hope for the future. Working alongside the locals makes the reward hard-earned, but knowing you have provided a stepping stone out of poverty is an experience like no other. Donations go towards purchasing the supplies needed to help build the schools. 

Over the weekend of October 13th - 15th I will be climbing the equivalent of Mount Everest to raise money for Students Helping Honduras. By climbing Stratton Mountain in Vermont 17 times I will have climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest - 29,029 feet! Hence, my donation goal of $29,029 - $1 for every foot I climb. All proceeds go directly to Students Helping Honduras and Shin Fujiyama, who has offered to reimburse the entrance fee if I meet my fundraising goal. You can find more information on the Everesting challenge here . 

Any amount is greatly appreciated and every dollar counts! You have no idea how much further your dollar can go in other countries. On behalf of the people of Students Helping Honduras and myself, we cannot thank you enough!

- Max Pagani