MISSION STATEMENT

HONDURAS AGALTA VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION (HAVE)

The Honduras Agalta Valley Education (HAVE) Foundation is a secular non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization providing direct financial assistance to local schools in the Agalta Valley in Honduras.

About HAVE Foundation:

Believing that education will open doors to a better future for the children of the Agalta Valley, the Wilderness Team, a diverse group of individuals who for many years has traveled to the valley to partner with its 50,000 inhabitants to improve the quality of life in the region through education, health care, and commerce, founded HAVE in 2006. HAVE’s sole purpose is the funding of efforts to improve education in this remote area of Honduras.

 HAVE accomplishes its mission through the funding of equipment, books, computers and other school supplies; teachers’ salaries and training; scholarships to students in the Valley seeking additional education or to learn a commercial trade; and assistance to individuals interested in participating in the Wilderness Team program.

Gifts from individuals and corporations and grants from philanthropic foundations are all sought. HAVE’s board of directors assesses priorities and distributes funds. Since private benefactors underwrite HAVE’s overhead, virtually 100 percent of the donations to HAVE go directly to help the people of the Agalta Valley.