This document provides information about volunteering with the organization SHH in Honduras. It outlines the agenda for an information meeting which will discuss why SHH is a good organization to volunteer with, costs, accommodations, safety, sample itineraries, and things not mentioned on the website. Specific details are provided about trip costs, dates, what is included, lodging, activities, and the hard work involved in building schools for communities in Honduras.

1. SHH TRIP INFORMATION MEETING
A MOVEMENT BUILT BY HONDURAS. SCHOOLS BUILT BY YOU.

2. AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING..
▪ Why SHH is the best NGO to volunteer with!
▪ Costs and how to raise money
▪ What’s Included
▪ Accommodations
▪ Safety and Security
▪ Sample Itinerary
▪ What the website doesn’t tell you

3. WHY SHH IS THE BEST ORG TO VOLUNTEER
WITH!
▪ You’ll Build a school for a village in need
▪ Affordable & all-inclusive
▪ Perfect safety record
▪ We’ll help you raise the funds
▪ Spend time working with & tutoring kids
▪ 24/7 bilingual staff presence
▪ Experience: 3,000+ volunteers since 2007
▪ Improve your Spanish

4. COSTS
▪Trip
▪Airfare
▪Health Insurance & Immunizations
▪Passport Renewal

5. TRIP COSTS
▪1 week (8 days) = $650
▪Every additional week = $375
▪Trip Dates to be considered
▪May 14th – 21st, 2016 (Summer 1)
▪June 18th – 25th, 2016 (Summer 3)
▪Fundraising
▪Post fundaround link to your Facebook page, share with family and
friends!
▪ThriftSHHop money will support individual trips!

6. AIRFARE
▪Round trip tickets to Honduras cost between $350 to $700. The
airport you will be flying into is the Ramon Villeda International
Airport in San Pedro Sula (SAP).
▪Money raised through Fundaround page does not go towards
airfare!

7. HEALTH INSURANCE AND IMMUNIZATIONS
▪SHH requires volunteers to
purchase travel insurance from
Nourish International if they do
not already have travel insurance.
The cost of short-term medical
insurance is usually $20 to $40.
▪Immunizations
▪Can cost up to $200 dollars
depending on what kind of
health insurance you have
▪Some immunizations require you
get them a few weeks prior to
your trip
▪Hepatitis A
▪Hepatitis B
▪Typhoid
▪Measles
▪Malaria Pills

8. APPLYING OR RENEWING A PASSPORT
▪ Visit http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html
▪ Around $150
▪ Processing time takes up to 6 weeks
▪ Make sure your passport does not expire for at least 6 more months. If it does, you
will need to renew it in order to enter Honduras.

9. WHAT’S INCLUDED
▪ All lodging
▪ All meals
▪ All in-country transportation
▪ Airport pickup
▪ Airport drop-off
▪ Pre-trip staff support
▪ Orientation
▪ Snacks
▪ 24/7 Purified drinking water
▪ 24/7 bilingual staff support
▪ All construction supplies
▪ All construction tools
▪ Construction training
▪ On-site translators
▪ Private security
▪ WiFi
▪ Cooking class
▪ Cultural activities
▪ Trip to beach on the last day
▪ An experienced Trip leader

10. ACCOMMODATIONS
▪ The Villa Hostel
▪ A small, gated facility in the quiet village of Villa Soleada.
▪ 32 beds, 10 bathrooms, 12 showers (two of them use rainwater),
▪ a large common room where volunteers eat and hang out together, board games, snack bar,
private security, WiFi internet, 24/7 staff member, purified water, and more.
▪ Where is it Located?
▪ located in the village of Villa Soleada, right next to the children’s home. Villa Soleada is 50 minutes away
from the beautiful Caribbean beaches of Tela, and 40 minutes away from the airport. Hospitals, clinics,
pharmacies, restaurants, and supermarkets are located less than 15 minutes away in downtown El
Progreso.
▪ The Honduran Cuisine
▪ Our friendly staff members prepare delicious, local cuisine like Honduran enchiladas, fresh guacamole
with lime, homemade chicken fajitas, and numerous vegetarian dishes.

11. ACCOMMODATIONS
▪ Other hotels
▪ If more than one group is visiting during a given week, some of the groups will stay in one of the
family-run hotels in the city of El Progreso. SHH only works with hotels that have a good track
record, all basic amenities, and WiFi internet are provided.

12. SAFETY AND SECURITY IS THE #1 PRIORITY
▪Most of the crime in Honduras happens in specific neighborhoods in
Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, and La Ceiba where SHH does not take
volunteers.
▪Worksites are located in small villages outside of the major cities.
▪Tourists and volunteers are rarely targeted in Honduras, especially when
traveling in groups.
▪Most of the crime in Honduras is directed towards those involved in the
drug trade or gangs.
▪Crime in Honduras – and in just about any country – is localized in certain
geographic regions.

13. SAMPLE ITINERARY
▪ Day 1: Arrival in Honduras
▪ Staff members will be waiting for you at the airport and drive you to El Progreso. You will spend the evening
at your hotel with your fellow volunteers and relax. Dinner and orientation will be at the hotel.
▪ Day 2: Project Visits
▪ Visit our various projects in El Progreso to meet the families and children. For lunch, learn to make a typical
Honduran meal with a local family. Depending on the weather, we may play a fun game of soccer in the
afternoon against a local team. There will be a group activity in the evening.
▪ Day 3-6: At the Worksite
▪ After breakfast in the hotel at 8am, work from 9am to 5pm at your worksite. You will work side by side with
fellow volunteers, professional masons and family members from the community. There will be plenty of
opportunities for you to practice your Spanish & spend time with the kids. Lunch is served at the worksite.
There is usually an optional barefoot soccer game in late afternoon. After dinner in the hotel, your trip
leaders will guide you through our global development programming, reflection and cultural activities.
▪ Day 7: Field trip to Caribbean beaches of Tela
▪ Relax on the Caribbean beaches of Tela, just 50 minutes away from El Progreso. Some of the families and
children will accompany us on the trip. There will be a goodbye party in the evening.
▪ Day 8: Airport
▪ Time to go home. Staff members will be taking multiple trips to the airport.

14. WHAT THE WEBSITE WON’T TELL YOU
▪ You will get bit no matter how much bug
spray you put on
▪ Creepy Crawlers may appear in your room
▪ No AC
▪ Cold Showers
▪ Hard physical labor
▪ At the end of the day we are there For The
Kids, and this out weighs it all.

15. ▪ For more information please
visit http://shhkids.
org/volunteer/
Email Rikki at
rmb51719@huskies.
bloomu.edu for questions