Agros International - Enabling Honduran Farmers to Earn Their Own Land

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Agros International
2225 4th Avenue Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98121
United States
206-528-1066
http://www.agros.org

Mission

Agros exists to see rural poor families in developing nations own agricultural land, attain economic self-sufficiency, cultivate a livelihood and pass on to future generations the values and resources that enable them to flourish.

Programs

Agros has worked to develop nearly 40 economically sustainable villages built on the foundation of land permanence and ownership for the rural poor. We work to implement a holistic village development program, focused on community development and education, economic sustainability, and land ownership.

Agros International's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Enabling Mexican Farmers to Earn Their Own Land
Enabling Mexican Farmers to Earn Their Own Land 		Enabling Mexican Farmers to Earn Their Own Land
Enabling Mexican Farmers to Earn Their Own Land 		LEAP: Leadership and Education to Abandon Poverty
LEAP: Leadership and Education to Abandon Poverty 		Enabling Honduran Farmers to Earn Their Own Land
Enabling Honduran Farmers to Earn Their Own Land
Women's and Children's Health Initiative
Women's and Children's Health Initiative 		Women's and Children's Health Initiative
Women's and Children's Health Initiative 		Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family
Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family 		Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family
Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family
Help Families Affected by Hurricane Felix!
Help Families Affected by Hurricane Felix! 		Water Well Need - Futuro de Manana, Nicaragua
Water Well Need - Futuro de Manana, Nicaragua 		Enabling Honduran Farmers to Earn Their Own Land
Enabling Honduran Farmers to Earn Their Own Land 		Water Well Need - Norwich, Nicaragua
Water Well Need - Norwich, Nicaragua
Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families
Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families 		Support Sustainability for Mexican Farmers
Support Sustainability for Mexican Farmers 		Help Mexican Farmers Raise Sheep and Incomes
Help Mexican Farmers Raise Sheep and Incomes 		Offer Latin American Farmers Microenterprise Loans
Offer Latin American Farmers Microenterprise Loans
Buy Land and Housing for Central America Families
Buy Land and Housing for Central America Families

Personnel Overview

Gregory Rake - President of Agros
Gregory Rake served for 20 years in Latin America with MAP International, Project Concern and MCC in health and development. He led successful Health education initiatives related to cholera and AIDS, and for logistic systems for the Ministry of Heath in Bolivia. He has a Master’s in Health Services and Administration and is among the editors of the book, Serving with the Poor in Latin America.

Louise Ricardo Orellana - Supervisor of Agricultural Production
Louise Ricardo Orellana recently graduated from Zamarano, one of the most prestigious schools for agricultural training in Latin America. Zamarano is a Pan American center whose mission is to prepare leaders for the Americas in sustainable agribusiness, agroindustry, natural resources management and rural development. Orellana specialized in community development and participatory planning.

Norma Martinez - Executive Director Agros Honduras
Norma Martinez earned a Master’s in health education in Argentina, before working 20 years as a professional nurse in Honduras. After coordinating a nursing school for a hospital, she founded another school that taught job skills and provided 3 meals a day to low-income children. Norma coordinated a major relief effort for victims of hurricane Mitch before coming to work for Agros in 1999.

Personnel Statistics

Hans Theyer, President & CEO
Founded in 1984
Employees: 60
Volunteers: 50