Provide families with the seeds, nursery materials and training to plant trees.  In addition to providing families with food and income, SHI's reforestation efforts protect soils, mitigate global warming and provide a home for wildlife.

Plant A Chocolate Forest - $40

Your Gift of Hope will give a family in Central America seeds, nursery materials and training to plant an organic multi-story plot of cacao in their community.  Cacao (what is used to make chocolate) is a valuable cash-crop that can be grown in plots that mimic the natural forest.  These multi-story crops provide families with a diversity of produce, mitigate global warming and create wildlife habitat.

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Plant Family Gardens - $45

Malnutrition is a very real threat for countless families living in Central America.  This Gift of Hope provides three families with training and seeds to grow organic vegetable gardens that will give children nutritious food to eat and families can boost income by selling excess produce at the local market.

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Build a Wood-Conserving Stove - $50

Wood-conserving stoves save thousands of trees and greatly improve women's and children's health in Central America.  These stoves require a fraction of the amount of firewood of an open fireplace and reduce toxic smoke in the home. Your Gift of Hope provides a family with a chimney, grate and training to build these stoves out of mostly local materials.  As one recent stove recipient in Honduras said, "This stove has changed my life.  I don't have to spend hours collecting firewood.  I only need to use little sticks and the smoke goes up the chimney, not in my eyes and lungs."

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Family Grain Silo - $60

This Gift of Hope provides a community group with a silo to protect and store their seeds and harvests.

Provide a woman with the startup funding, training and support to start her own business.  These loans enable women to take control of their futures.  As one loan recipient said, "With the money we earn we support our families and buy more materials to put into our business.  Our goal is to prosper and we hope to improve what we are able to provide for our children."  Businesses include bakeries, sewing cooperatives, small stores, traditional hand crafts and growing and selling spices.

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SHI's school programs provide students, teachers and communities with training to grow nutritious food while restoring the environment. SHI's local field trainers teach in the classroom and work with students and educators to plant trees and vegetable gardens.

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Start a Rural Loan Fund - $300

SHI's Rural Loan Funds provide families with training and financial support to break out of the cycle of poverty and deforestation in their communities.  This Gift of Hope provides families with the training and seed capital to start a rural bank, which community members match and manage. This special gift will provide families with the opportunity to start a small business and invest in their future.

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Support a Family's Work with SHI for One Year - $450

Participant families have saved 30,000 acres of tropical forest from slash-and-burn destruction by converting 6,000 acres to sustainable uses. With organic vegetable gardens, wood conserving stoves, community loan funds and a host of other integrated projects, participants dramatically improve their health and boost family income while protecting the natural environment.

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