Students Helping Honduras

What Students Helping Honduras does

Students Helping Honduras (SHH) is a US-incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID 41-2191361) founded in 2004 to alleviate violence and extreme poverty in Honduras through education and youth empowerment. The organization is headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia and operates its main program base in El Progreso, Honduras, where approximately 60 local Honduran staff work as program directors, contractors, suppliers, and teachers. Its core programs center on the Villa Soleada village — a 13-acre community development project on which 44 houses have been built and where the Villa Soleada Bilingual School (275 students, expanding to a 350 K-12 target) and the Villa Soleada Children's Home (22 residents) are located — and the 1,000 Schools Initiative, which has built 67 schools across rural Honduras, impacted 17,558 students, and trained 120 teachers as of the latest disclosed data.

The organization's product portfolio includes school construction, bilingual K-12 education, residential care, scholarships through college, teacher training, and an international volunteer abroad program supported by the 8-room Villa Soleada Guest House. Supporting brands include Tigers Club (monthly classroom sponsorship at $30/month) and One Cup of Coffee (monthly giving at $5/month). SHH is not a technology company; it operates no API, mobile app, or proprietary platform, and its competitive differentiation is grounded in the integrated community-development model, the "Sidekick Manifesto" philosophy that positions the organization as supporting rather than leading local actors, and a university chapter network spanning at least nine US institutions.

Revenue is generated entirely through donations, volunteer trip fees, and limited school tuition ($40/month for non-scholarship students). The business model combines one-time charitable contributions with a growing base of recurring monthly donors, and a volunteer-driven event-led go-to-market motion anchored by US university chapters, social media storytelling, word-of-mouth referrals from the 5,000+ alumni volunteer base, and direct website donations processed through the organization's own channels and third-party platforms (Classy, Givebutter). Distribution is direct-to-consumer with no enterprise sales motion; the organization partners strategically with the El Progreso local government to identify communities in need and secure construction resources.

Name

Students Helping Honduras

Legal name

Students Helping Honduras

Website

https://onethousandschools.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Students Helping Honduras is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2004 that builds schools, runs a bilingual K-12 school and children's home, and supports community development in Honduras, funded by individual donors, monthly giving programs, and university chapters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Humanitarian Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG), Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Nonprofit education programs
• School construction services
• International volunteer programs
• Community development initiatives
• Bilingual education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericksburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute one-time or recurring donations to support school building, the Villa Soleada Bilingual School, Children's Home, and scholarship programs. Donations are tax-deductible as Students Helping Honduras is a 501(c)(3) organization.
2. Monthly Giving Programs: Tigers Club ($30/month classroom sponsorship) and One Cup of Coffee ($5/month supporting the Children's Home) provide predictable recurring revenue for operations.
3. Volunteer Trip Fees: Volunteers pay to participate in service trips to Honduras, which cover accommodation at the Villa Soleada Guest House, meals, and program costs.
4. Tuition Revenue: Students from wealthier neighborhoods pay $40/month tuition. The school aims for financial self-sufficiency through tuition revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Students Helping Honduras is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that builds schools in Honduras, operates the Villa Soleada bilingual school and children's home, runs the 1,000 Schools Initiative, and hosts volunteer abroad programs supported by donor clubs and scholarships.

Product overview

Students Helping Honduras operates a portfolio of interconnected programs addressing education and poverty in Honduras. The core offerings include the Villa Soleada Bilingual School (K-12 bilingual education), the Villa Soleada Children's Home (residential care), and the 1,000 Schools Initiative (building schools across rural Honduras). Supporting programs include volunteer abroad opportunities, Tigers Club (classroom sponsorship), One Cup of Coffee (monthly giving), and the Scholarship Program. The organization also operates the Villa Soleada Guest House for volunteers. These programs work together to provide comprehensive support from education and housing to community development and youth empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Villa Soleada: A comprehensive community development project including housing, bilingual school, and children's home in El Progreso, Honduras
• Tigers Club
• One Cup of Coffee
• 1000 Schools Initiative

Products and services

• Villa Soleada Bilingual School

Quantifiable outcome

• 67 schools built, 17,558 students impacted, 120 teachers trained
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Government (El Progreso, Honduras)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government connects SHH to communities in need and provides heavy machinery and construction supplies for school builds. Village councils and parents' committees are involved from planning through maintenance of schools. This partnership is essential to identifying and supporting the most marginalized communities.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• United World Schools: Nonprofit that partners with remote communities to build schools and train teachers in developing countries. Directly comparable school-build-plus-teacher-training model in rural geographies.
• Global Volunteers: Organization running paid volunteer service trips that combine accommodation, meals, and community development work in low-income countries. Closely analogous service-learning GTM motion and recurring volunteer fee revenue stream.
• Amigos de las Américas: US-based nonprofit running youth volunteer programs focused on Latin America. Comparable target audience (US college and high school students), region, and service-learning model.
• buildOn: US-based nonprofit that builds schools in developing countries and runs a youth volunteer chapter model at US high schools and universities. Closely comparable mission, donor mechanics, and youth-driven fundraising flywheel.
• Pencils of Promise: Nonprofit building schools and providing education access in developing countries (including Latin America), with a strong individual-donor sponsorship model and community partnership approach.

Emerging players

• International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ): Commercial volunteer-abroad placement platform offering service programs in dozens of countries including Honduras. Comparable service-trip revenue model, but as a fee-based marketplace rather than a mission-driven nonprofit.

Broad incumbents

• Room to Read: Larger global education nonprofit operating literacy and girls' education programs across multiple developing countries. Comparable mission in school infrastructure and education access, but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Save the Children: Large international NGO operating education, child protection, and poverty programs including in Honduras. Overlapping beneficiary population but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a community-focused specialist.
• Habitat for Humanity International: Large nonprofit combining housing construction with volunteer travel and local community partnerships in developing countries. Comparable build-with-the-community model, including in Honduras, though at vastly greater scale.
• WE Charity (Free The Children): International youth-driven development organization with school-building and Adopt-a-Village-style programs in Latin America and Africa. Comparable youth-led international development positioning, though at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/shh.at.sbu
• Xx.com/SHHonduras
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onethousandschools

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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