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Honduras
More than
59,800
children served
More than
220
local partners
Serving since
1974
In Homduras
Honduras is a land of wild beauty, rich with abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery. Yet the country is highly vulnerable to climate change. This has a severe impact on children, who are already at risk because of poverty. Many children lack access to clean drinking water and healthcare and are susceptible to recruitment by gangs. But at the Compassion project, there is hope.
Pray for Honduras
Pray with us for:
Good health and protection for vulnerable children and families.
God’s presence with vulnerable children waiting to find a sponsor.
Compassion staff and church partners supporting families in need.
Did You Know?
The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System off the coast of Honduras is the second largest barrier reef in the world, second only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Sponsor a child in Honduras
Child sponsorship with Compassion is a unique opportunity to provide a child with food, clean water, shelter, clothing and medical care.
Official Country Name: Republic of Honduras
Capital City: Tegucigalpa
Population: More than 9.9 million
Official Languages: Spanish, Amerindian dialects
Life expectancy: Male 73 years, female 78 years
Population with access to safe drinking water: 84%
Infant mortality rate: 15 deaths / 1,000 live births
Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight: 7.1%
Adult literacy rate: Male 88%, female 89%
Religion: Approximately 34% of the population are Roman Catholic, 48% Protestant, 5% are of another/unspecified religion or none.
Percentage living on less than $1.90 a day: 14.8%
Source: CIA World Factbook, International Religious Freedom Report, released in 2021 by the Office of International Religious Freedom, U.S. Department of State
Providing support in Honduras
After suffering terrible mastitis when breastfeeding her first daughter, Agustina decided not to have another baby. So, when she found she was pregnant five years later, she was shocked—and certain she needed help. By God's grace, the Compassion project’s Survival initiative was there for her. “When I was three months pregnant, I registered at the Compassion centre’s Survival initiative in my community. Little did I know that I was about to experience a whole new journey of motherhood.” “We enjoyed lessons on pre-natal care, like communicating and bonding with my baby even when she was in my womb, exercises and workout before delivery time, the importance of folic acid, vitamins, and a healthy diet, ways to sleep at night when feeling uncomfortable, and involving my partner in bonding with the baby.”