“Nutrition and Educational Outreach for the Hungry, Sick and Homeless.”
— PAHS Slogan

Pan American Health Service (PAHS) provides primary education, adult literacy, secondary education, and technical vocational training to children, youth, and adults in rural Honduras. Our education programs help vulnerable families develop the knowledge and job skills needed to break the cycle of poverty and improve long-term health.

 
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Technical Vocational School Dr. Stephen Youngberg

With increased skills comes a better job, with better jobs comes a higher standard of living, with a higher standards of living comes an increased awareness of better ways to care for personal and family health issues.

In an effort to improve the lives of our community we offer an opportunity for vulnerable young people to receive an education in vocational training while advancing their secondary education.

The vocational school was completed in 1998 with funding from United States Aid and International Development - USAID, and is part of a network of schools affiliated with the Human Resource Consulting Center of Honduras - CADERH.

Offering the opportunity to learn sewing, auto mechanics, wood working and ornate wood carving the vocational school provides options for vulnerable young people.

 

Primary Education

Adults and adolescents who have been unable to receive a formal primary education can attend our Vocational School and achieve their educational goals while they work and study in a shortened schedule.

Secondary Education

PAHS has a long history of supporting secondary education in our community. We provide vocational training in the Dr. Stephen Youngberg Technical Vocational School. Additionally, PAHS has donated land assets that allowed the community to build the public high school which now serves over 700 students.

EDUCATODOS Program (Education For All Program)

People who were unable to attend school as children are given a second chance to acquire basic skills in order to further their education in a relaxed setting with a flexible schedule so they can keep a job and raise families and still advance their education.

The first group of students graduated in 2004 from EDUCATODOS - Education for Everyone - a program pioneered by the United States Aid and International Development Agency (USAID), and certified by the Honduran Ministry of Education.

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