Sociedad Amigos de los Niños

What Sociedad Amigos de los Niños does

Sociedad Amigos de los Niños (SAN) is a Honduran non-profit humanitarian organization founded in 1966 by Sor María Rosa Leggol to serve children, adolescents, families, and communities in vulnerable situations in Honduras. Headquartered in Tegucigalpa, the organization operates an integrated three-pillar service model: Homes (residential child protection), Health (Hospital Santa Rosa de Lima and a maternal/child service that has attended 1,574 free births since 2013), and Education (four institutions spanning daycare/kindergarten through secondary polytechnic education). Residential facilities include Hogares Nuevo Paraíso (14 homes, ~150 minors annually in Morocelí, El Paraíso) and Hogares Pedro Atala (4 homes, ~50 minors annually in Tegucigalpa), plus three Casas de Transición housing 24 young adults transitioning to independent life. Over its lifetime, SAN has served more than 87,000 children.

SAN's operating geography is exclusively domestic Honduras, with direct service delivery through its own facilities and programs rather than commercial distribution channels; services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. Revenue is generated entirely through voluntary contributions across multiple streams: child sponsorship (Apadrina un Niño), monthly donations, one-time donations, in-kind contributions (food, clothing, medical and school supplies), corporate social responsibility (RSE) sponsorships, and international volunteer project support. Fundraising is conducted through digital channels including the xpresspago.com online donation portal, a Hugo mobile app integration, social media (@sanhonduras on Facebook and Instagram), monthly bulletins, annual reports, and established partnerships with organizations such as World Vision Honduras, Friends of Honduran Children (Indianapolis), and Canadian and U.S. faith and school groups. Following the death of founder Sor María Rosa Leggol in October 2020, the organization continues operating under her established legacy and institutional structure, with no disclosed equity, parent company, or institutional investors.

Name

Sociedad Amigos de los Niños

Legal name

Sociedad Amigos de los Niños

Website

https://sanhn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sociedad Amigos de los Niños is a Tegucigalpa-based Honduran non-profit, founded in 1966, that provides integrated residential child protection, healthcare (Hospital Santa Rosa de Lima), and education (kindergarten through secondary) services free of charge to vulnerable children, adolescents, and families in Honduras, funded entirely through donations and sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Housing Services (62422), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health, Population & WASH Aid Programs (BPADABAC)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Humanitarian aid programs
• Orphan residential care
• Community healthcare services
• Youth education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tegucigalpa

HQ country

Honduras

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Child Sponsorship (Apadrina un Niño): Monthly contributions to support a child's quality of life and integral development through a monthly contribution.
2. Monthly Donations (Donativo Mensual): Monthly support to strengthen program areas of greatest need for each beneficiary to have access to better opportunities.
3. One-time Donations (Donativo Único): Single donations to drive the development of lives reached in situations of rights violations.
4. In-kind Donations (Donación en Especie): Donations of food, clothing, medications, medical supplies, school supplies, household items, office supplies to meet various program needs.
5. Corporate Sponsorships and RSE: Corporate partnerships where companies contribute economically to add value to children, youth, families and communities in Honduras.
6. Volunteering and Project Support: Support for specific projects in construction, security, recreation, capacity development, education, and health to provide quality integral attention.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sociedad Amigos de los Niños (SAN) provides integrated humanitarian services to vulnerable children, adolescents, and families in Honduras through three strategic pillars: Hogares (residential care homes including Hogares Nuevo Paraíso, Hogares Pedro Atala, and Casas de Transición), Salud (Hospital Santa Rosa de Lima and the Servicio de Materno Infantil), and Educación (from kindergarten through secondary education at multiple institutions). All services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries, funded by donations, child sponsorships, in-kind contributions, and corporate RSE partnerships.

Product overview

Sociedad Amigos de los Niños (SAN) operates as a unified humanitarian organization providing integrated social services through three strategic pillars: Hogares (Residential Care), Salud (Health), and Educación (Education). The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of programs including residential child protection facilities (Hogares Nuevo Paraíso, Hogares Pedro Atala, Casas de Transición), healthcare services (Hospital Santa Rosa de Lima with maternal/child services), and educational institutions (from kindergarten through secondary education). Additionally, SAN provides digital and traditional donation channels including child sponsorship, monthly giving, and partnership with the Hugo mobile app for convenient contributions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hogares Nuevo Paraíso Residential care facility in Morocelí, El Paraíso with 14 homes providing safe housing, health, nutrition, education, and spiritual development for approximately 150 children annually in vulnerable situations.
• Hogares Pedro Atala Residential care facility in Tegucigalpa with 4 homes providing care for approximately 50 children annually in vulnerable situations including begging, abandonment, and orphans, in coordination with IHNFA and CEFAS.
• Casas de Transición

Quantifiable outcome

• 87,000+ children served over the institution's history
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Vision HondurascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership through the YOUTHREADY project that graduated 17 young students from Instituto Reyes Irene Valenzuela. The project aims to enhance personal and civic skills for livelihood attainment, job linkage, and entrepreneurship development.
• Friends of Honduran Children IndianapolisminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Partner organization that contributed to the shipment of a container from Miami with donations for SAN programs, impacting children's happiness during holidays and their education and health through important and useful donations.
• Seaboard MarineminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Partner that contributed to the shipment of donations from Miami for SAN programs.
• LCM (Laboratorio Clínico)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2020Service agreement signed in February 2020 between Hospital and Clinics Santa Rosa de Lima and LCM, a company with 29 years of trajectory and highly qualified and certified. The agreement provides high-quality attention with reliable analysis and results, offering a broader portfolio of services and extended hours of care.
• Hugo (hugo care)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2019Important alliance allowing Hondurans to contribute directly through the Hugo app in the hugo care category with options for child sponsorship, school kits, and nutrition/health support donations.
• Miami Country Day SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Student volunteer group 'X-Term Fall into Service – Honduras' from Miami Country Day School. 34 students traveled from Miami to share with children at Hogares Nuevo Paraiso, raised funds to pave a street, and worked in its construction during their visit.
• Grace UnitedminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Group from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada with more than 10 years of friendship with SAN. During visits they built a perimeter wall at Escuela Nuevo Paraíso (benefiting 200 students), constructed a storage room for the dining hall of hogar Santiago Apóstol, and conducted social outreach to 5 schools in Morocelí municipality.
• Canadian DonorsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 1974Donations and aid received from Canada to build 200 houses in Choloma, Cortés for families who lost their homes after Hurricane Fifí, named 'Colonia Canadá'.
• Aldeas SOS-Kinderdorf InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1968Alliance signed in 1968 between Sociedad Amigos de los Niños and Aldeas SOS-Kinderdorf International for cooperation in supporting children, adolescents, and youth in risk situations, orphans, and abandoned in Honduras. Sor María Rosa was also appointed as legal representative and advisor for opening SOS Villages in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. Partnership ended in 1988 after Dr. Hermann Gmeiner's death.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cáritas Honduras: Faith-based humanitarian organization in Honduras providing social services, family support, and community development to vulnerable populations in a comparable model.
• World Vision Honduras: Active partner of SAN through the YOUTHREADY project; large international child sponsorship and community development NGO operating in Honduras with overlapping child welfare and education programs.
• Fe y Alegría Honduras: Jesuit-affiliated NGO running schools and social programs for underserved children in Honduras; directly comparable to SAN's educational institution pillar serving low-income youth.
• Compassion International Honduras: Direct peer in the child sponsorship and child development space, operating in Honduras with comparable beneficiary profiles and recurring donation model (Apadrina un Niño parallels Compassion's sponsorship program).
• Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos Honduras: Direct peer providing residential care, education, and health services to orphaned and abandoned children across Latin America; received a 10-acre land donation from SAN in 1999 to build homes after Hurricane Mitch.
• Casa Alianza Honduras: Direct peer NGO serving homeless, abused, and trafficked youth in Honduras with residential and educational programs, operating in the same Tegucigalpa ecosystem.
• Aldeas SOS Honduras: Direct peer running residential villages for at-risk and orphaned children in Honduras; was SAN's historical partner from 1968-1988 and operates a comparable child welfare model.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children Honduras: Large international child welfare organization with significant Honduras presence; broader portfolio across health, education, and protection but overlapping mission and beneficiary base.
• Plan International Honduras: International NGO focused on child rights, gender equality, and education in Honduras; comparable mission and operating model with broader geographic scope.
• UNICEF Honduras: UN agency working on child and adolescent welfare in Honduras; broader mandate but significant overlap with SAN's vulnerable children and maternal-child health programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SANHONDURAS
• Instagraminstagram.com/sanhonduras
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sociedad-amigos-de-los-ni%C3%B1os-honduras

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M&A

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