• 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.
"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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Yesterday was Día del Niño - Children's Day - in Honduras, a day to honor and respect children's rights to health, education and play.
All of Aprende Conmigo celebrated, with games, songs and for the preschoolers a safari theme!
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Last chance to purchase tickets!
Our Día del Niño and 15th anniversary celebration is next Wednesday, Sept. 10, and ticket sales close TOMORROW at 9:00 am.
Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy delicious food, custom cocktails and mocktails created by Raleigh bartender of the year Kaylah Thomas of Gussie’s Raleigh, and a Sharefish update from Lizzy Oseguera, director of Aprende Conmigo.
Thanks to our presenting sponsor, Robins & Morton, your FULL ticket price will be donated to Sharefish to help students and their families in southern Honduras reach their dreams of breaking the cycle of poverty through education.
Find more information and purchase your tickets TODAY at sharefish.org/sept10event.
We can't wait to see you next Wednesday!
Many thanks to our other sponsors:
Anniversary Sponsors: Hayden and Cathy James; Chuck and Susan Nichols
Día del Niño Sponsors: TowneBank, Metro Productions, and The Grove.
Family Sponsors: John and Kari Baldwin; David and Elizabeth Beam; Tom and Maria Childrey; Bo and Elizabeth Dempster; John and Mary Nash Rusher; Brad and Carole Wilson
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We're thrilled that Kaylah Thomas, Raleigh Magazine's bartender of the year in 2024 and bar manager at Gussie’s Raleigh (best overall bar in 2024), will be mixing up signature cocktails and mocktails to help us celebrate Día del Niño and Sharefish's 15th anniversary on Sept. 10 at Café at the Grove!
Thanks to our presenting sponsor Robins & Morton, your full ticket price or sponsorship will be donated to Sharefish to help students and their families in southern Honduras reach their dreams of breaking the cycle of poverty through education.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to sample delicious and fun drinks from Raleigh's premier mixologist while supporting Sharefish!
Find more information and purchase individual tickets or a sponsorship at sharefish.org/sept10event. Note that ticket sales close on Sept. 2!
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We still have tickets available for our upcoming Día del Niño celebration on September 10!
Support Sharefish and the students we serve as you enjoy delicious Latin American-inspired food, a signature cocktail and unique wines, all in the elegant setting of Café at the Grove.
Sponsors at the $2,500 and higher level and their guests will have access to a private Sponsor Lounge and state-of-the-art golf simulator complete with Calloway clubs.
Find more information and purchase a sponsorship or individual tickets at sharefish.org/sept10event/.
Many thanks to our current sponsors:
Anniversary Sponsor: Hayden and Cathy James
Día del Niño Sponsors: TowneBank, Metro Productions and The Grove
Family Sponsors: David and Elizabeth Beam, John and Mary Nash Rusher
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