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Amigos of Honduras is a 501c-3 charitable organization. It was founded in 2005 solely because
of our desire to change the lives of families in Honduras. Amigos
is based in Centerville, Utah and is doing humanitarian work in
the Comayagua area of Honduras. Amigos is not affiliated with any church or religious organization. Amigos has no paid staff and virtually no overhead.
Honduras is a beautiful, diverse country with very friendly people.
Many people there are in need of employment, help etc. many of
the economic problems have been compounded by the devastation
caused by hurricane Mitch. The department of Comayagua has 2/3
of its population living below the poverty line. Even more dramatic
is that about half live below the extreme poverty level, about $1 per person per day.
Amigos has as its goal to make a difference and change lives
permanently in Honduras. We believe bringing water to people is the most important thing we can do.
As of May 2009 we have completed 3 water projects and 2 schools. We recently inagurated the new water line, tank and basins in the villages of El Ocotillo and San Miguel del Eden near Comayagua. We commited to provide water to two new villages, El Paraiso near El Ocotillo and Planes de la Mora far up in the mountains. |
