El Cacao is a poor, rural community in Honduras where people struggle to make a living. There was no sense of real possibilities for change until the community decided to develop its own ecotourism project to create a brighter future for this village of thatched-roof, mud-floored huts, for the children with big bellies swollen from parasites in the water.
Make sure to view the photos from Jessica Sherman’s recent trip to Honduras and her visit with several Greengrants grantees.