Helping
Hands
for
Honduras,
Inc.
is
a
non-profit,
tax-exempt,
charitable
organization
incorporated
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia,
under
the
direction
of
the
Board
of
Directors.
Since
its
establishment
in
the
year
2001,
our
organization's
number
one
priority
has
been
to
support
Honduran
children
and
young
adults
with
Congenital
Heart
Defects.
Our
program
has
grown
dramatically
due
to
the
huge
number
of
children
who
were
not
treated
due
to
the
lack
of
hospitals
and
trained
health
professionals
in
this
specialized
field.
Mission
-
Annually
help
an
average
of
150
children
and
young
adults
with
congenital
heart
defects.
-
Accomplish
our
mission
along
with
a
team
of
highly
qualified
and
committed
health
professionals.
-
Work
through
institutional
partnerships
to
grant
quality
services.
Vision
-
To
commit
ourselves
to
save
children
and
young
adults
with
congenital
heart
defects
who
otherwise
would
not
have
a
chance
to
live.
-
To
rely
on
the
necessary
economic
resources
to
provide
support
to
Hondurans
through
our
programs
and
projects.
-
To
provide
necessary
humanitarian
aid
and
medical
equipment
to
the
public
hospitals
of
Honduras.
-
To
establish
teams
of
highly
trained
physicians,
surgeons
and
pediatric
specialists
to
provide
free
cardiac
surgeries
and
provide
treatment
to
Honduran
children
and
young
adults
with
heart
defects.
Values
-
Develop
our
activities
and
programs
with
responsibility,
commitment
and
transparency.
-
Provide
attention
to
all
children
and
young
people
affected
with
congenital
heart
disease,
regardless
of
their
nationality,
gender,
religious
beliefs,
political
ideology,
etc.
-
Attend
to
our
community
with
teamwork
and
professionalism.
-
Partner
with
El
Hospital
Leonardo
Martinez
and
Hospital
CEMESA,
in
San
Pedro
Sula,
Cortés,
Honduras
to
provide
Honduran
children
with
cardiac
care.
What
We
Do
-
Coordinate
travel
and
surgery
for
Honduran
children
to
hospitals
in
the
United
States
for
open-heart
surgeries,
catheterization,
ablations,
etc.
-
Bring
cardiovascular
medical
teams
to
Honduras
to
attend
to
children
and
young
adults
-
Donate
medical
supplies
to
public
hospitals
nationwide.