Roatan community initiatives

Familas Saludables is a non-profit, non-demoninational organization devoted to fighting the AIDS epidemic on Roatan. They focus particularly on education and preventative measures for mothers to child and breastfeeding
transmission of the disease.

Located in Coxen Hole, the largest city on Roatan Island, Familias Saludables is the only support and medical information many families have.

Familias Saludables relies heavily on volunteers and donations to keep their service free to all afflicted families. Volunteers are required in all areas from administration to home visitors to nurses and of course there is a great need to speak Spanish but this is not essential. For donations, there is a list of required items on their websites – you can donate anything from baby clothes, formula, nappies, children’s Tylenol to printer cartridges and backpacks. If you do want to donate to Familias Saludables there is a company in Florida, USA that assists in getting donations to Roatan, where the postal service is non-existant.

HIV/ AIDS are a significant problem in Roatan where lack of education and the high volume of drugs and alcohol (as a direct result of the tourism industry and ex-patriot community in Roatan) abuse on the island is the primary cause. Roatan has the 2nd highest HIV/ AIDS rate per capita in Honduras.

Contact us if you want more information on what you can do to help with HIV/ AIDS prevention in Roatan.