Each and every one of us are busy with our everyday lives and problems that we face and so it can be easy to sometimes forget about those who are a lot less fortunate than us and fight for survival everyday. Honduras is one of the poorest countries in the world, with over 60% of its residents living in poverty. It is truly devastating how many of our everyday luxuries children in Hondura do not have access to, starting with simple human necessities, such as clean water and sanitation, to education and proper medical care.
However, Honduras girls are those in the most urgent need for help. Due to the high rates of poverty in the country, women and young girls in Honduras become prime targets of exploitation and sex trafficing. While years of abuse and neglect cannot be fixed quickly, there are dedicated charitable organisations, such as Our Little Roses, who make supporting Honduras girls easy. Here are 4 charitable ways you can help a child in need from the comfort of your home.
Help them meet life-giving needs
On the road of empowering women in Honduras, the first and foremost way we can help is by providing them with basic everyday necessities. Many Honduran girls in poverty do not have access to clean water and nutritious food, which often leads to various deadly diseases. The health sector in Honduras is poor too and children do not have access to basic medical support or sanitisation, resulting in premature deaths that could be easily avoided if it was cared for on-time. A secure and loving home is also a luxury that thousands of women in Honduras do not have, posing many potential threats to their safety.
Charitable organisations like Our Little Roses allow you to sponsor a girl and that way help them meet basic everyday needs and save lives. It can be as little as $2 a day (less than a cup of coffee in most cafes) but it will have a life-changing impact on hundreds of the Honduran girls.
Empower them through education
There is no more effective way to improve Honduras’ economy and empower young females than by helping them get access to basic education. Honduran girls do not have equal rights to education, therefore, thousands of them fail to escape the cycle of poverty, unable to get a well-paid job. This desperate fight for survival will often lead young girls to accepting fake jobs abroad, which more often than not turn out to be a trap set by the sex traffickers.
Enrolling young women into schooling institutions and teaching them basic knowledge and skills, such as reading, writing and learning new languages, massively increases their ability to get a paying job and look after themselves and their families. In fact, statistically a girl’s income increases by 20% for every year of school she completes. Therefore, if you are looking for a way of empowering young ladies in Honduras, consider becoming an educational sponsor.
Help their dreams come true
Girls in Honduras have as much right to follow their dreams as anyone else, however, they don’t always have the opportunity to do so. There are certain charitable programmes which allow girls to pursue their interests and, essentially, career goals. Whether that’s becoming a hairdresser, an actress, a doctor, a lawyer or a builder, these programmes are catered to ensuring that the Honduran girls are learning the right skills to pursue their dreams.
For some, this means enrolling into a university and gaining a higher education degree. In other cases, it’s about allowing them to dive into the world of art, books and music. A great example of this is the Poetry Fellowship founded by Our Little Roses, in which children of all ages get to interact with professional poets from across the globe and try their own hand at writing poems and performing. Such initiatives are great representations of girls empowering girls and it’s a truly amazing cause to be a part of.
Become a volunteer
If you do want to get involved more than just financially and would like to make a real and everlasting impact on the beautiful girls of Honduras, volunteering may be an option for you. Charitable organisations in Honduras are always welcoming volunteers from across the globe to come and support their causes first-hand. This is a truly heart-warming and a greatly rewarding opportunity to contribute to the community, by helping to build and strengthen it.
You would be contributing your own time and talent to empower the young ladies of Honduras, share your knowledge with them and teach them new skills. Whatever your situation is, you may volunteer in a variety of different areas, including medical support, teaching or mentoring, leading different workshops, building homes and serving on the board of directors. You are bound to form a lifelong connection and friendship with the girls and women of this incredible community, who are nothing but inspiring with their different backgrounds, stories and survival experiences.
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