An assembly of women shouting our slogan.

Adelante’s mission is to improve the standard of living of extremely poor women living in Honduras.
Since 1999, Adelante has provided small loans to very poor women so they can start and grow their own small business. Over time, the women use their profits to buy better food for their families; improve their homes; buy medicine when necessary; send children school; and plan and save for the future.

Life Skills
In addition to providing credit, Adelante also provides business, health and human rights education. The business education helps borrowers, who have an average fourth-grade education, learn the skills necessary to make their business successful. The health education provides vital, but difficult to find, basic health information for the whole family.

Opportunity
Adelante provides opportunity rather than charity – a hand up rather than a hand out. Loans must be repaid. Borrowers work their way out of poverty because of their own efforts.

Meetings
All of Adelante’s clients meet every two weeks. Meetings open and close by clients standing and saying the Adelante slogan: