• 13.5% of children have no access to school.
• Only 30% of children who start first grade go past six grades.
• Honduras has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy in Central America.
• The World Health Organization calculates that education has the highest return on investment in third world countries.
• According to the International Development Association, the World Bank's fund for the poorest, "education is a human right, a powerful driver of development and one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace and stability."
Greg C., Donor and Trip Participant
Walking through El Carrizo, Honduras a few years ago, we noticed a young girl named Genesis playing. As we got closer, we realized her “toys” were bottle caps. She had no toys, no books, and no opportunity to break the cycle of poverty in her family. It was children like Genesis that inspired us to start Sharefish, implement the sponsorship program and build Aprende Conmigo – a local community center, preschool and middle school.
At preschool, Genesis traded bottle caps for puzzles and books that prepared her for elementary school. As she got older, she had access to computers and board games. Unlike most children her age in rural Honduras, Genesis made it through middle school and recently graduated from trade school, prepared to live out her dream - and her family’s dream - of breaking the cycle of poverty.
This story is our mission in action: providing educational opportunities for families that result in meaningful work to improve economic circumstances for current and future generations in rural Honduras.
While we rejoice with Genesis, there’s much more work to be done.
When we met Olga Marína Hernandez 15 years ago in her small village of El Carrizo, she was a young mom expecting her fourth child with dreams for her children’s futures.
Yet El Carrizo had no school beyond sixth grade, limiting education opportunities and career prospects. Olga’s dreams seemed almost unreachable.
Since then, thanks to Sharefish’s education and scholarship program, Olga’s sons, Josue and David, graduated from high school with degrees in computer technology. Josue is now a restaurant manager and David has returned from a job in the United States.
Daughter Genesis graduated from Sharefish’s Aprende Conmigo middle school and is studying to be a nurse. Youngest child Linda is in ninth grade at Aprende Conmigo and plans to go into law enforcement.
Now a new generation is benefiting from Sharefish, as granddaughter Mariel (Josue’s daughter) is one of this year’s first graders.
Olga has seen firsthand the impact Sharefish has in providing hope and opportunity for a better future. Her family and families throughout El Carrizo are prepared to succeed.
This Mother’s Day, honor Olga and the other mothers of El Carrizo with a gift to Sharefish so their dreams for their children and grandchildren can be realized. Find information at sharefish.org.
Thanks for your support and Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and grandmothers!
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These sweet children are just some of the 31 newly minted first graders in El Carrizo who were automatically enrolled in Sharefish’s sponsorship program at the start of the new school year in February.
Each of these young students now needs a sponsor - YOU - to partner with them through their educational journey.
When you sign on now to support one or more first graders for just $37 a month, you will have the amazing opportunity to nurture their growth through middle school into technical or high school and even beyond.
Your support will enable these students to remain in school and work toward a brighter future full of hopes and dreams.
Now that is impact!
Visit our special First Graders webpage at sharefish.org/first-graders to find photos of the students, learn more about them and sign on as a sponsor.
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Sharefish’s preschoolers have had a wonderful start to the 2026 school year! Highlights include fun art projects, imaginative playtime, and a very special pool party to celebrate the start of Easter vacation.
Thanks to the amazing staff, led by Lizzy Oseguera, for laying a solid educational foundation for these children.
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A new school year recently launched for Aprende Conmigo’s 60 middle school students. They are prepared for a year of learning and growing!
Thanks to all those who support our students through sponsorships.
Sponsor a child and transform a life - go to sharefish.org/sponsor for details.
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"As a parent I cannot fathom the notion of being powerless to help my child realize their potential."
Sharefish board member Jack Dunn observed so much that is fundamentally right during his first trip to El Carrizo last spring: connection, community, love and care for one another.
"Yet amid gripping poverty," says Jack, "what the families in this community have lacked is opportunity - and hope."
These families know that an education is the pathway to hope.
Sharefish is in the hope business - and it's working!
Thanks to support of Sharefish from donors like you, El Carrizo's families have hope that the cycle of poverty will be broken through education, providing a brighter future for their children.
Join us in the hope business!
Your year-end donation to Sharefish will have an immediate yet lasting impact.
"You may think you are sponsoring a child, but in fact your gift alters the lives of an entire family," says Jack.
Make a life-changing gift at sharefish.org/donate or sponsor a child for $37 a month at sharefish.org/sponsor.
Thank you so much for your support!
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Twelve ninth graders recently graduated from Sharefish’s Aprende Conmigo middle school.
Three of the students, José, Robinson and Cristy Dayana, received certificates for academic excellence.
All 12 students now have opportunities their parents longed for but could not provide - thanks to support from donors like you.
Because of you, these students and their families have hope that only an education can bring - hope that the cycle of poverty pervasive in southern Honduras will be broken.
José, for example, hopes to become a civil engineer. Sharefish will continue to sponsor his education as he seeks to attain that goal.
Your year-end gift to Sharefish will have an immediate yet lasting impact by providing opportunities our students and their families could not create without you.
Make a life-changing gift at sharefish.org/donate, or sponsor a child for just $37 a month at sharefish.org/sponsor.
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Sharefish’s preschool recently graduated 11 students, complete with child-sized caps and gowns!
These children are now well-prepared to enter kindergarten in the local elementary school. Sharefish sponsorships will help them continue to succeed.
Visit sharefish.org/sponsor to learn more about becoming a Sharefish sponsor for just $37 per month or $1.23 per day.
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Lizzy Oseguera Garcia, director of Aprende Conmigo (the Sharefish learning center), was in Raleigh this week as the featured speaker at our Día del Niño and 15th anniversary celebration.
Lizzy highlighted the changes she has seen in El Carrizo over the last 15 years thanks to Sharefish's education programs.
Sharefish board member Jack Dunn, who recently traveled to El Carrizo for the first time, shared this message:
When you donate to Sharefish, you are not just helping a child attain an education, you are fundamentally changing the lives of an entire family and giving them hope.
With this hope, they can hang on to the fabric if what is already an amazing community and help their children reach their full potential.
If you'd like to partner with Sharefish to provide hope and a future to El Carrizo's students and their families, donate at www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/dia-del-nino-celebration.
Many thanks to those who attended the celebration and all those who have supported and will support Sharefish and the children and families we serve!
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