Our mission
Helping families in Honduras build safe homes, get an education, see a doctor, and earn a living.
Families are building their own way out of poverty
FAPOH helps them do it. We're a small team based in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and for more than 15 years we've worked alongside communities in Honduras on the four things every family needs: a safe home, schooling, healthcare, and steady work.
Every project starts with what a community already has: land, skills, and people ready to build. We fill in what's missing, and the community leads the work. That's why the change lasts after we leave.
- 500+
- Families served
- 15+
- Years of service
- 95%
- Of donations go directly to programs
Six focus areas
Homes come first, but a home alone doesn't end poverty. This is everything we work on together.
Safe Housing
Families and neighbors build their own secure, affordable homes, including the geodesic dome homes FAPOH is known for. We bring materials, training, and crews; the community brings the rest.
200+ homes built since 2009
Education Programs
School supplies, tutoring, and adult literacy classes. A safe home helps here too: a child with a roof and a desk can actually do homework.
Healthcare Access
Mobile clinics, vision and dental care, and nutrition education, run together with local healthcare providers.
Job Training & Microfinance
Vocational training, job placement help, and small loans that let families start earning on their own terms.
Community Development
Water systems, sanitation, roads, and public spaces, planned and maintained by the communities that use them.
Emergency Relief
When hurricanes or crises hit, we respond with food, water, medical supplies, and temporary shelter.
How every project runs
The same three steps, led by the community from day one.
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Listen & Learn
Before anything gets built, we sit down with community members and listen: what's needed most, what's been tried, and what would actually help.
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Partner & Plan
We plan the project together, shaped by the people who will live with the result.
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Build & Sustain
The community builds it and then runs it, so the impact keeps going long after our part is done.
What families say
Two of the 500+ families FAPOH has worked with.
“FAPOH helped my family build a safe home. Now my children have a place to study and we have security for the first time.”
Maria
Tegucigalpa
“The job training program gave me skills I use every day. I can now support my family and have hope for the future.”
Carlos
San Pedro Sula