Due to the overwhelming and sometimes unbelievable amount of giving that goes on from the generous people of North America and the US Government we find that entrepreneurs are constantly coming up with solutions to conquer the challenges of the world. There are small solar units, water filtration systems, heating units and mechanical tools capable of simplifying life in Honduras and creating conditions for safer health and abundance towards quality of life.
MIT has announced $100 laptop computers and there are now companies that can turn sewage water into fresh water and make energy off the waste. There are folks who recycle old swimming pool filters and modify them turning the units into water purifiers sufficient enough to provide drinkable water for a whole village. It is time we put all these ideas to work. From low-tech to high-tech solutions, we must remember if we want to win the race, we're going to have to use the whole track. Please consider all this and think about How You Can Help in Honduras!
1.) Lopez, Ramon. Rural Poverty in Latin America. St. Martin's Press, 2000.
Research Papers
1.) Rural Poverty in Honduras; An Assessment from 1998 Household Survey; http://www.bu.edu/econ/ied/neudc/papers/isgut-paper.pdf
2.) Hurricane Mitch and the Livelihoods of the Rural Poor in Honduras ;
3.) Rural Poverty in Latin America; Determinants and Exit Paths;
http://www-agecon.ag.ohio-state.edu/class/AEDE840/kraybill/readings/de%20janvry%20and%20sadoulet.pdf
4.) The Impact of "Market Friendly" on Credit and Land Markets in Honduras…; http://www.basis.wisc.edu/live/NICA%20papers/boucher%20et%20al.pdf
5.) Organizational Development and Natural Resource Management: Evidence Honduras; http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/archive/00000900/00/penderj150402.pdf
6.) Non-Farm Income and Employment in Rural Honduras;
http://aisgut.web.wesleyan.edu/papers/Hnd98.v5.pdf
7.) The Emergence of Political Priority for Safe Motherhood in Honduras; http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/jrshiffman/Papers/Honduras%20paper%20-%20HP&P%20Draft%203.1.pdf
8.) Honduras Towards a Christian Understanding;
http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/housecrs/document/spring04/honduras.pdf
9.) Recruitment and Motivation of Personnel at Non-profit Medical Honduras; http://haas.stanford.edu/files/Fohner%20Thesis%205-30-06.pdf
10.) Political History and Safe Motherhood in Honduras and Guatemala;
11.) The Mineral Industries of Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador; http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2000/camer00.pdf
12.) Geothermal and Honduras Country Update;
http://www.geothermie.de/egec-geothernet/ci_prof/america/honduras/honduras.pdf
13.) Crisis and Appeal from UNICEF After Hurricane Stan;
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/files/Crisis_Appeal_Central_America_20oct05.pdf
14.) USAID Strengthening the Rule of Law in Honduras; http://www.usaid.gov/hn/responsivegovernance.htm
Non-Profit Religious Missions to Honduras
1.) Walking With Children Foundation for Honduras;
http://www.walkingwithchildren.org/wwc.html
2.) Church of United Brethen (USA);
http://www.ub.org/events/2007HondurasMedical/index.html
3.) Episcopal Church of Austin Texas helping in Honduras; http://www.emmf.com/honduras.htm ;
http://www.hondurasbrigade.org/pages/Medical%20Clinic.htm ;
http://sunset.backbone.olemiss.edu/~sasisson/medical.html ;
http://www.allsaintstupelo.com/hondurasmmnews.htm ;
http://www.stfrancistemple.org/mission_honduras.htm
4.) Honduras Medical Dental Mission;
http://www.medicaldental.org/
5.) South MacArthur Church of Christ Irving Texas;
http://www.southmac.org/new/honduras_missions/ ;
http://www.southmac.org/media/files/Honduras%20Mission.pdf
6.) After Hurricane Mitch Crisis in Honduras;
http://www.christianaid.org.uk/indepth/9910inde/indebt1.htm
Media, NGOs and Internet Articles:
1.) Medical Mission to Honduras Video by Volunteer (quite good);
http://nathfiset.zippyvideos.com/ ;
http://www.sharkle.com/member/nathfiset/?sortby=views&sortorder=ASC
2.) Operation Foot Print - The Steps to a New Life - Club Foot (excellent); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcv4tD969hY
3.) Private Website of Great Value for All Considering a Medical Mission; www.mymedicalmissions.com
4.) City Life in Honduras;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPM6GAwITxo
5.) Austin Helps Honduras;
http://www.austinhelpshonduras.org/home.html
6.) Building and Construction to Help Hondurans;
http://www.missionhonduraslemars.org/medicalinfo.shtml
7.) Operation Smiles in Honduras (total success);
http://www.operationsmile.org/missions/reports/?country=HN
8.) International Health Service and KONR Radio;
http://www.k0nr.com/rwitte/IHS_Mission.html
9.) Lowell General Hospital to Honduras;
http://www.lowellgeneral.org/go/about-lgh/ways-to-give/medical-mission-honduras
10.) Students Take Action on a Medical Mission to Honduras;
http://hsc.utoledo.edu/depts/stuaff/stulif/honduras/honduras_1.html#top
11.) Pepperdine University Honduras Mission;
http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/internationalprograms/programs/Summer/honduras.htm
12.) How to Organize Your Own Trip;
http://www.hondurasmissiontrips.org/index.html
13.) Villanova Mission Trips to Honduras;
http://www49.homepage.villanova.edu/shawn.gross/Honduras/index.htm
14.) Mobile Libraries Serving Rural Honduras Discussed; http://www.worlib.org/vol03no1/smith_v03n1.shtml
15.) UNICEF Chart of Activities in Honduras thru 2011; http://www.unicef.org/about/execboard/files/Honduras-matrix.pdf ;
http://www.unicef.org/about/execboard/files/06-PL47-Honduras.pdf
1.) http://www.sharkle.com/member/nathfiset/?sortby=views&sortorder=ASC ;
http://nathfiset.zippyvideos.com/
2.) http://www.flickr.com/photos/tellinghistory/sets/72157594254342466/
3.) http://www.merlinslens.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1367
4.) http://www.cfrhonduras.com/Gallery/Medical_Mission_May06/index.htm
5.) http://www.friendships.org/Videos.html
6.) http://www.barharborucc.org/honduras_photos.htm
7.) http://www.standrewseguin.org/honduras_mission.html
8.) http://fumcor.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=33585&PID=373202
9.) http://www.pbase.com/lygurl337/image/19182102
10.) http://cfrhonduras.com/Life_of_the_Friars/Honduras_Mission.htm
11.) http://grove.ufl.edu/~gcl/honduras/index.htm