Child Sponsorship background from La Ceiba, Honduras

SOS Children's Village La Ceiba

Puerto de La Ceiba and its surroundings were facing severe social problems. Several inundations of this agricultural region made the situation of many poor families even worse, creating a high number of abandoned children. SOS Children's Village La Ceiba has been set up on a 24-hectare building site at the village of Aldea La Ruidosa, which is situated 20 km west of the town of Puerto de La Ceiba. It is surrounded by fruit plantations, manly pineapple fields.

SOS Children's Village La Ceiba, the fourth to open in Honduras, started caring for children in 1984, with the official opening ceremony taking place in April 1985. It consists of 16 family houses, the village director's house, staff accommodation, a community building, rooms for tuition classes and medical treatment as well as an administration and service area.

Other SOS Projects in La Ceiba

The children attend public nurseries and schools in the vicinity, which is very helpful for their integration into the local community. At a certain age, SOS youths move to the SOS Youth Homes where they gradually prepare for independent living under the care of a youth supervisor.

Background to La Ceiba

La Ceiba is a port city on the northern coast of Honduras in Central America. It is located on the southern edge of the Caribbean, forming part of the south eastern boundary of the Gulf of Honduras. With a population of over 200,000 living in approximately 170 residential areas (called colonias or barrios), it is the third largest city in the country and the capital of the Honduran department of Atlántida. La Ceiba was officially founded on August 23, 1877.