NPH Honduras Fact Sheet (PDF) - Friends of the Orphans

To our homesDISCOVER NPH HondurasA thriving, bustling community, Rancho Santa Fe is the secondoldest of the NPH homes. Over 400 hundred boys and girls maketheir home in this vast wooded oasis in the hills—a metropolis incomparison to the surrounding quiet pueblos—while older youthsstudy and live in Tegucigalpa.NPH Honduras FACTSOpened: May 24, 1986Children: 469Location: One hour northeast of Tegucigalpa,the nation’s capitalFeatures: Preschool/kindergarten, primaryand secondary schools, vocational workshops,chapel, farm, clinics, and a surgery centerthat provides outpatient services andtraining for the local medical communityover 400childrencall nph Honduras home

HondurasCOUNTRY FACTSArea: 43,278 square miles –slightly larger than TennesseeRancho Santa Fe TegucigalpaPopulation: 8,448,465 (July 2013 est.)Note: estimates take into account the effects of excess mortalitydue to AIDSLanguages: Spanish, Amerindian dialectsIssues: Land degradation and soil erosion; pollution ofLago de Yojoa (the country’s largest source of fresh water)Did you know?• There are two special homes: Casa deLos Angeles for disabled children, andCasa Eva for elderly adults who have nofamily to care for them. Casa Pasionista,a home for adults living with HIV/AIDS, islocated on the Ranch property.• All of the fixtures and furniture, as well asmost of the clothes and shoes used by the children,are made by pequeños in the vocational workshops.• The farm produces all of the vegetables needed at the home as well as 1,400 eggs and 67gallons of milk each day, which exceeds the home’s needs.• The Holy Family Surgery Center provides outpatient services for NPH children and the rural• poor as well as medical training.• In 2013, the home began raising cattle, implemented a rainwater capture project, and beganrenovating the girls’ homes and main kitchen.Get Closer with NPH USA • 888.201.8880 • nphusa.orgNPH USA is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, Federal Tax ID# 65-1229309. Donationsare tax deductible to the extent provided by law. All donated funds are diligently appropriatedand an audited financial statement is available upon request.